Potential International Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Invasive Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis

Abstract

In developing countries, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis causes substantial illness and death, and drug resistance is increasing. Isolates from the United Kingdom containing virulence-resistance plasmids were characterized. They mainly caused invasive infections in adults linked to Africa. The common features in isolates from these continents indicate the role of human travel in their spread.

Keywords

• hybrid plasmid
• antimicrobial resistance
• virulence
• PFGE
• MLST
• Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis