Animal-to-Man Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella : Investigations of U.S. Outbreaks, 1971-1983
- 24 August 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 225 (4664) , 833-835
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6382605
Abstract
The importance and origin of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella infections were examined in 52 outbreaks investigated by the Centers for Disease Control between 1971 and 1983. The case fatality rate was higher for patients infected with antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella (4.2 percent) than for those with antimicrobial-sensitive infections (0.2 percent). In the 38 outbreaks with identified sources, food animals were the source of 11 (69 percent) of 16 resistant and 6 (46 percent) of 13 sensitive outbreak strains.Keywords
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