Serovariedades y patrones de susceptibilidad a los antimicrobianos de cepas de Salmonella aisladas de alimentos en Cuba

The serotypes of 178 isolates of Salmonella enterica taken from food in different regions of Cuba between January 2008 and December 2009 were identified, and the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of 100 selected isolates was determined by strata sampling. A total of 20 Salmonella serotypes were identified, with a predominance of S. Enteritidis (23%), S. Agona (13.5%), and S. London (11.2%). Of all the strains, 75% were resistant or presented intermediate resistance to at least one of the drugs tested, in the following order: tetracycline (70.7%), ampicillin (22.7%), and nalidixic acid (14.7%). Ten different resistance patterns were identified. The most frequent patterns corresponded to strains that were either drug-resistant or had intermediate resistance (89.3%). Three strains (identified as S. Infantis, S. Derby, and S. Enteritidis) were multiresistant, and one of them, S. Enteritidis, was not sensitive to either nalidixic acid or ciprofloxacin. To control salmonellosis, the importance of maximizing integrated health surveillance is emphasized

Ampicillin · Antibiotic resistance · Antibiotics · Bacteria · Biology · Ciprofloxacin · Nalidixic acid · Salmonella · Salmonella enterica · Salmonella enteritidis · Serotype · Tetracycline · Veterinary medicine · Food Safety and Hygiene · Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety · Medicine · Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology · Microbiology

• Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens

  Open Access•Elaine Scallan, Robert M Hoekstra et al.•Emerging infectious diseases•2011

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