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Distribution of multidrug-resistant human isolates of MDR-ACSSuT Salmonella Typhimurium and MDR-AmpC Salmonella Newport in the United States, 2003-2005.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Oct 2008
Greene Sharon K, Stuart Andrew M, Medalla Felicita M, Whichard Jean M, Hoekstra Robert M, Chiller Tom M
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PURPOSE: Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella strains are associated with excess bloodstream infections, hospitalizations, and deaths compared with pansusceptible strains. Bovine products are sometimes a source of MDR Salmonella. To generate hypotheses for regional differences in risk factors for human infection, we analyzed distributions of the two most prevalent MDR Salmonella phenotypes in the United States,...
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