Figure 3. Antimicrobial resistance pattern for Shigella flexneri serotype 4s.
The classifications “WHO Category Level” and “Importance” are based on the classification determined at the 2011 WHO (World Health Organization) meeting in Oslo, Norway20. The antimicrobial agents were categorized as critically important, highly important or important based on two criteria: (1) their use as sole therapy or one of the few alternatives to treat serious human disease, and (2) their use to treat disease caused by organisms that may be transmitted via non-human sources or diseases caused by organisms that may acquire resistance genes from non-human sources. Antimicrobial agents are considered critically important if both criteria (1 and 2) are applicable. Antimicrobial agents are highly important if criterion 1 or 2 is applicable. Antimicrobial agents are important if neither criterion is applicable. TIC/CLA 2*: ticarcillin/clavulanic acid constant 2; TRI/SUL*: trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.