title: Distribution of Salmonella enterica serovars from humans, livestock and meat in Vietnam and the dominance of Salmonella Typhimurium phage type 90.
abstract: Epidemiologically unrelated non-typhoid Salmonella isolates from humans (n = 56) and animal origin (n = 241, from faeces, carcasses and meat) in Vietnam were investigated. Salmonella Typhimurium, S. Anatum, S. Weltevreden, S. Emek, and S. Rissen were the most prevalent serovars. S. Typhimurium phage type 90 was predominant among S. Typhimurium isolates. The serotype and phage type distribution of the Salmonella isolates was different from that in Europe and America. Many sero- and phage types found in humans were also found in cattle, pigs, and poultry suggesting that food producing animals are an important source of human non-typhoid Salmonella infection in Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80165, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: An T T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vo
authors.forename: Engeline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Duijkeren
authors.forename: Ad C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fluit
authors.forename: Max E O C
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Heck
authors.forename: Anjo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verbruggen
authors.forename: Henny M E
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gaastra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing / Q000379:methods; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens; D003710:Demography; D004372:Ducks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000821:virology; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000821:virology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology