Increasing Quinolone Resistance inSalmonellaentericaserotype Enteritidis
Open Access
- 1 May 2002
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (5) , 514-515
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0805.010288
Abstract
Until recently, Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis has remained sensitive to most antibiotics. However, national surveillance data from Denmark show that quinolone resistance in S. Enteritidis has increased from 0.8% in 1995 to 8.5% in 2000. These data support concerns that the current use of quinolone in food animals leads to increasing resistance in S. Enteritidis and that action should be taken to limit such use.Keywords
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