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Salmonella serovar Typhimurium is a leading cause of food-borne diseases worldwide. Its ability to acquire new antibiotic resistance mechanisms is of increasing therapeutic concern. CTX-M beta-lactamases are the most common extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) worldwide. The first report of CTX-M detection in Salmonella was in a Tunisian outbreak caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Wein (S. Wein) in 1988. We report acquisition of the CTX-M-14 ESBL by three pediatric isolates of S. Typhimurium from Egypt. To our knowledge this is the first report of CTX-M-producing Salmonella in Egypt.

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2010-05-07   |   673 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 4 Núm.1. Enero 2010 Pags. 58-60. J Infect Developing Countries 2010; 4(1)