Fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis, Taiwan, 2000-2003.
Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis is a highly invasive pathogen that infects humans and causes systemic infections that require antimicrobial therapy. Surveillance in Taiwan showed that fluoroquinolone resistance in S. Choleraesuis markedly increased from 2000 to 2003, reaching approximately 70% in 2003.
Chiu
Cheng-Hsun
CH
Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. chchiu@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Wu
Tsu-Lan
TL
Su
Lin-Hui
LH
Liu
Jien-Wei
JW
Chu
Chishih
C
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D012703:Serotyping; D013624:Taiwan
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin