title: An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Newport infections linked to the consumption of imported horse meat in France.
abstract: In 2003, 14 cases of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Newport infections were reported. This is the first documented foodborne outbreak of multidrug-resistant S. Newport in France. The blaCMY gene was present in all isolates. All cases reported having eaten horse meat from a common wholesaler. The country of origin of the imported meat could not be identified.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint Maurice, France. e.espie@invs.sante.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Espié
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Valk
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaillant
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quelquejeu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Querrec
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Weill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001618:beta-Lactamases