title: Fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis, Taiwan, 2000-2003.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. chchiu@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Tsu-Lan
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lin-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Jien-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chishih
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin