Background: The resistance of Shigella flexneri to antimicrobial agents can be associated to the presence of integrons that may contain and express antimicrobial resistance gene cassettes.
Aim: To study antimicrobial resistance and the presence of integrons and antimicrobial gene cassettes in Shigella flexneri strains.
Material And Methods: In vitro susceptibility to 27 antimicrobials was studied in twenty four Shigella flexneri strains isolated from stools.