Potential international spread of multidrug-resistant invasive Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis.
In developing countries, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis causes substantial illness and death, and drug resistance is increasing. Isolates from the United Kingdom containing virulence-resistance plasmids were characterized. They mainly caused invasive infections in adults linked to Africa. The common features in isolates from these continents indicate the role of human travel in their spread.
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany. rodriguezfi rene@uniovi.es
Irene
I
Rodríguez
M Rosario
MR
Rodicio
Beatriz
B
Guerra
Katie L
KL
Hopkins
D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010957:Plasmids; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents