Drug-Resistant Shigella Went from 0% to 8.5% of US Cases in 12 Years
XDR Shigella went from 0% to 8.5% of US isolates in 12 years. There are no FDA-approved oral treatments for the worst strains. The reason this stays quiet is that most deaths happen in poor children abroad, and that is exactly the wrong reason to ignore a resistance curve this steep.
By Kai Brighton · 3 min read