Multidrug and broad-spectrum cephalosporin resistance among Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis clinical isolates in southern Italy.

Authors :: Villa L
Mammina C
Miriagou V
Tzouvelekis LS
Tassios PT
Nastasi A
Carattoli A
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2002 Jul; Vol. 40 (7), pp. 2662-5.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: From 1992 to 1997, only six sporadic isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis from patients with cases of gastroenteritis in southern Italy exhibited resistance to broad-spectrum cephalosporins. Five isolates produced SHV-12, and one isolate encoded a class C beta-lactamase. The bla(SHV-12) gene was located in at least two different self-transferable plasmids, one of which also carried a novel class 1 integron.

Subjects :: Base Sequence
Cephalosporin Resistance
Cross Infection drug therapy
Cross Infection microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Gastroenteritis drug therapy
Gastroenteritis microbiology
Genes, Bacterial
Humans
Italy
Plasmids genetics
Salmonella Infections drug therapy
Salmonella Infections microbiology
Salmonella enteritidis enzymology
Salmonella enteritidis genetics
beta-Lactamases classification
beta-Lactamases genetics
Salmonella enteritidis drug effects
Salmonella enteritidis isolation & purification

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