[Characterisation of a CTX-M-15-producing Shigella sonnei in a Spanish patient who had not travelled abroad].

One hundred and seven Shigella spp. strains were isolated in our laboratory during the years 2000 to 2010. One Shigella sonnei harboured the genes that coded the β-lactamases TEM-1 and CTX-M-15, identifying the structure, ISEcp1+bla(CTX-M-15)+orf477, in their genetic environment. The strain also carried a class 2 integron with the gene cassettes dfrA1+sat+aadA1. A plasmid group IncI1 ST31 (CC-31) was detected and its mobilization by conjugation was demonstrated. We describe for the first time a S. sonnei strain producing a CTX-M-15 β-lactamase recovered from a Spanish patient who had not travelled abroad.