title: [Salmonella infections in Kinshasa: the species involved and sensitivity to antibiotics].
abstract: 292 Salmonella strains were isolated between 1986-1988 in the bacteriological unit of the Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa (Zaïre). One hundred of these strains were isolated from pediatric samples. The most frequent strains were S typhi, S enteritidis and S typhimurium. S typhi strains were sensitive to all antibiotics tested. The other salmonella serotypes had an increasing resistance to several antibiotics especially ampicillin, streptomycin, tetracyclin and kanamycin. A significant decline was observed with chloramphenicol and sulfamethoxazol-trimetoprim. Stool-isolated strains from children were found to be resistant to all antibiotics in common use in 5/6 cases. In systemic Salmonella infection, treatment with chloramphenicol or sulfamethoxazole-trimetoprim plus gentamycin is probably preferable to any other antibiotic recommended for Salmonella infection.
authors.affiliation: Département de pédiatrie, cliniques universitaires, Kinshasa, République du Zaïre.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mashako
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nsibu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapongo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bankoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mupuala
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bitumba
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Muyembe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping
vernacular_title: Les infections à Salmonella à Kinshasa: espèces en cause et sensibilité aux antibiotiques.