Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2020)

Multiple Introductions of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi H58 with Reduced Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility into Chile

  • Mailis Maes,
  • Zoe A. Dyson,
  • Ellen E. Higginson,
  • Alda Fernandez,
  • Pamela Araya,
  • Sharon M. Tennant,
  • Stephen Baker,
  • Rosanna Lagos,
  • Myron M. Levine,
  • Juan Carlos Hormazabal,
  • Gordon Dougan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2611.201676
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 11
pp. 2736 – 2740

Abstract

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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi H58, an antimicrobial-resistant lineage, is globally disseminated but has not been reported in Latin America. Genomic analysis revealed 3 independent introductions of Salmonella Typhi H58 with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility into Chile. Our findings highlight the utility of enhanced genomic surveillance for typhoid fever in this region.

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