Hospitalization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Outbreaks, 1984–2002

Abstract

Few studies have evaluated the health consequences of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella strains associated with outbreaks. Among 32 outbreaks occurring in the United States from 1984 to 2002, 22% of 13,286 persons in 10 Salmonella-resistant outbreaks were hospitalized, compared with 8% of 2,194 persons in 22 outbreaks caused by pansusceptible Salmonella strains (p<0.01).

Keywords

• Keywords: Salmonella
• Outbreaks
• Hospitalization
• Antibiotic resistance
• United States