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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory To warn the public of the increase in drug-resistant bacteria called shigella.
Limited antimicrobial treatments are available for these particular drug-resistant Shigella strains, and they can be easily transmitted, the CDC warned in an advisory Friday. It can also spread antibiotic resistance genes to other bacteria that infect the gut.
Shigella infection, known as shigella, can cause fever, abdominal cramps, tenesmus, and bloody diarrhea.
Bacteria can be spread by the fecal-oral route, person-to-person contact, and contaminated food and water.
Shigellosis usually affects young children, but according to the CDC, antimicrobials in the adult population are increasing, especially in men who have sex with men, people experiencing homelessness, international travelers, and people living with HIV. Resistant infections are becoming more common.
“In view of these potentially serious public health concerns, CDC encourages health professionals to report suspected cases of XDR Shigella infection to local or state health departments for prevention and risk of infection. We urge you to be vigilant about educating high patients and communities,” the recommendation states.
The CDC says patients can recover from dysentery without antimicrobial treatment and can be managed with oral hydration, but if infected with a drug-resistant strain, recommendations for treatment should become more severe. is not.
According to the CDC, the rate of infections caused by drug-resistant strains of this bacterium has increased from zero in 2015 to 5% in 2022.
Nationwide, approximately 3 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths. According to the CDC.
a Recent report by the United Nations Nearly 5 million people died globally in 2019 from drug resistance, and annual deaths could rise to 10 million by 2050 if nothing is done to stop the spread of drug resistance. is expected to.
