title: Results from the first computerised Italian surveillance of human Salmonella isolates. The Italian SALM-NET Working Group.
abstract: We report all the first computerised data collected in Italy for the surveillance of Salmonella isolates. Primarily, within the wide framework of the European Community Human Salmonella Surveillance Project (SALM-NET), we report data on the most commonly isolated serotypes in Italy from January 1994 to December 1996. In addition, we report all computerised data historically collected by some Italian regions regarding the period 1980-1993. Total data included in the Italian SALM-NET data base account for 59,336 Salmonella isolates. In the list of the most frequent isolates starting from 1989, S. Enteritidis always ranked first, followed by S. Typhimurium.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità-Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scuderi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fantasia
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niglio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016208:Databases, Factual; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D005062:European Union; D005843:Geography; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000145:classification; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000145:classification; D012703:Serotyping