Characterization of Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium from outpatients of 28 hospitals in Henan province in 2006 / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 136-140, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To characterize the diarrheal patients with Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) infections and to set up the first baseline for S. typhimurium pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns in Henan province, thus laying a foundation for comprehensive surveillance of Salmonella in human as well as foods.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>S. typhimurium isolates recovered from outpatients with diarrhea in Henan province from May to October of 2006 were characterized. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests of 8 antimicrobial agents and PFGE were carried out to analyze the S. typhimurium isolates.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-four (0.9%) S. typhimurium isolates were identified from 2661 stool specimens of diarrheal cases. Eighty-eight percent of isolates showed resistance to at least one antimicrobial agent. The resistance to chloramphenicol (79%) was most common. Fifty-eight percent of isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. All the 14 ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates were resistant to more than five antimicrobial agents. Thirty-three percent of S. typhimurium isolates were resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, and tetracycline (R-type ACSSuT). Eight antimicrobia-resistant phenotypes were found among the 24 isolates in 16 PFGE patterns.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The rate of multidrug-resistant S. typhimurium is relatively high in S. typhimurium PFGE patterns of Henan province. Multidrug-resistant S. typhimurium should be considered a public health threat.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatorios
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Farmacología
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Infecciones por Salmonella
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Salmonella typhimurium
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China
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Epidemiología
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Clasificación
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Diarrea
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Microbiología
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
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