Decreased Susceptibility of Shigella Isolates to Azithromycin in Children in Tehran, Iran

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients with shigellosis.

Age group	Gender no.	Shigella spp.
		S. sonnei no.	S. flexneri no.	S. boydii no.
≥5	Male: 46	37	8	1
	Female: 20	15	4	1
	Total: 66	52	12	2
6–10	Male: 16	15	1	0
	Female: 26	22	4	0
	Total: 42	37	5	0
11–14	Male: 10	7	3	0
	Female: 2	1	1	0
	Total: 12	8	4	0
Total	Male: 72	59	12	1
	Female: 48	38	9	1
	Total: 120	97	21	2

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