Antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella isolates in a Spanish hospital.
We studied 961 clinical Salmonella isolates (one per patient) seen in one Spanish hospital from 1988 to 1991. The incidence of non-Salmonella typhi Salmonella infections per 100,000 admissions increased from 3.93 to 5.98. Overall rates of resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and co-trimoxazole were 32, 11, and 2%, respectively. Resistance to chloramphenicol increased from 9 to 16% during the study period, while resistance to each of the other drugs remained stable. Variations related to serogroups were observed.
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Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital General Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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Rodríguez-Créixems
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Peláez
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Bouza
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D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000668:Ampicillin Resistance; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013030:Spain; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000494:pharmacology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination