Thought this might interest those of you tracking antibiotic
resistance in the food system.
pax
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SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM DT104, PREVALENCE - UK
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 13:09:53 -0400
Source: ANIMALNET & The Lancet, Volume 351, 9124 (p. 287).
Via: Robert A. LaBudde
Dr E. J. Threlfall and colleagues reported, in a Research Letter in
this week's Lancet, that about 15% of salmonella infections in the UK
are caused by strains resistant to at least four antibiotics. They
added that the organism is also developing resistance to other drugs.
Infection with multidrug-resistant _Salmonella typhimurium_ DT 104,
the second most common _Salmonella_ in human beings, was first
recorded in 1990 in the UK, and in 1997 in the USA. About 95% of
isolates are multidrug resistant, and the resistant organism is now
widespread in cattle and human beings in both countries. This could
have serious consequences in immunosuppressed groups of patients. In a
report from the USA, 13% of cases had a more serious illness, with
bloodstream invasion. _Salmonella_ poisoning can cause death,
particularly in very young and elderly patients. Hospital treatment is
often necessary. Dr. Threlfall and colleagues conclude that the choice
of drugs for physicians, if antibiotic treatment is needed, is
becoming limited.
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