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Multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, Gulf of Guinea Region, Africa.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Baltazar Murielle, Ngandjio Antoinette, Holt Kathryn Elizabeth, Lepillet Elodie, Pardos de la Gandara Maria, Collard Jean-Marc, Bercion Raymond, Nzouankeu Ariane, Le Hello Simon, Dougan Gordon, Fonkoua Marie-Christine, Weill François-Xavier
Abstract excerpt
We identified 3 lineages among multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolates in the Gulf of Guinea region in Africa during the 2000s. However, the MDR H58 haplotype, which predominates in southern Asia and Kenya, was not identified. MDR quinolone-susceptible isolates contained a 190-kb incHI1 pST2 plasmid or a 50-kb incN pST3 plasmid.
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Guinea
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Salmonella typhi
- Typhoid Fever