Drug resistance of Salmonella strains isolated from community infections in Ankara, Turkey, 1993-99.
160 Salmonella strains were isolated from children at the paediatrics department of Ankara University. 48.1% of the isolates were Salmonella enteritidis, 41.9% Salmonella typhimurium and 10% other serotypes. For the analysis of data, the study period was divided into 2 periods: 1993-95 and 1996-99. A decline in the isolation rate of S. typhimurium (from 63.1% to 30.1%) and rapid rise in S. enteritidis (from 31.6% to 57.3) was observed during the review period. However, for S. typhimurium isolates, the 5-drug (ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, tetracycline and sulfonamides) pattern of resistance was increased from 13.5% to 38.7% in the second period. Since S. enteritidis and 5-drug-resistant S. typhimurium have also increased in other countries, their pandemic spread in humans indicates the continuing importation and exportation of these pathogens.
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Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Turkey.
Guriz
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Erdem
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents