Outbreak of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant<i>Shigella sonnei</i>Associated with Travel to Vietnam, Republic of Korea

Abstract

We investigated an October 2014 outbreak of illness caused by Shigella sonnei in a daycare center in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The outbreak strain was resistant to extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones and was traced to a child who had traveled to Vietnam. Improved hygiene and infection control practices are needed for prevention of shigellosis.