title: Foreign travel and decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Salmonella enterica infections.
abstract: To determine antimicrobial drug resistance patterns, we characterized nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica strains isolated in Liverpool, UK, January 2003 through December 2009. Decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin was found in 103 (20.9%) of 492 isolates. The lower susceptibility was associated with ciprofloxacin treatment failures and with particular serovars and phage types often acquired during foreign travel.
authors.affiliation: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Manar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Mashhadani
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hewson
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vivancos
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keenan
authors.forename: Nick J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Beeching
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wain
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000187:drug effects; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D002939:Ciprofloxacin