Epidemiological Study on Prevalence, Serovar Diversity, Multidrug Resistance, and CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. from Patients with Diarrhea, Food of Animal Origin, and Pets in Several Provinces of China
Wei Wang, Li Zhao, Yujie Hu, Tania Dottorini, Séamus Fanning, Jin Xu, Fengqin Li
Abstract
A total of 2,283 Salmonella isolates were recovered from 18,334 samples, including samples from patients with diarrhea, food of animal origin, and pets, across 5 provinces of China. The highest prevalence of Salmonella spp. was detected in chicken meats (39.3%, 486/1,237). Fifteen serogroups and 66 serovars were identified, with Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Enteritidis being the most dominant. Most (85.5%, 1,952/2,283) isolates exhibited resistance to ≥1 antimicrobial, and 56.
Topics & Concepts
SalmonellaSerotypeSalmonella entericaMultiple drug resistanceDiarrheaBiologyMicrobiologyVeterinary medicineAntibiotic resistanceEpidemiologyVirologyDrug resistanceAntibioticsMedicineBacteriaGeneticsInternal medicineSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts