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International spread of an epidemic population of Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky ST198 resistant to ciprofloxacin.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2011
Le Hello Simon, Hendriksen Rene S, Doublet Benoît, Fisher Ian, Nielsen Eva Møller, Whichard Jean M, Bouchrif Brahim, Fashae Kayode, Granier Sophie A, Jourdan-Da Silva Nathalie, Cloeckaert Axel, Threlfall E John, Angulo Frederick J, Aarestrup Frank M, Wain John, Weill François-Xavier
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National Salmonella surveillance systems from France, England and Wales, Denmark, and the United States identified the recent emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky displaying high-level resistance to ciprofloxacin. A total of 489 human cases were identified during the period from 2002 (3 cases) to 2008 (174 cases). These isolates belonged to a single clone defined by...
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