Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Paratyphi B dT+, Canada.
We document an increase in the number of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+ identified in Canada. Most of these strains harbor Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1). Further studies are needed to determine factors contributing to the observed emergence of this multidrug-resistant strain.
Health Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba. michael_mulvey@hc-sc.gc.ca
Michael R
MR
Mulvey
David
D
Boyd
Axel
A
Cloeckaert
Rafiq
R
Ahmed
Lai-King
LK
Ng
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012484:Salmonella paratyphi B / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents