Fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis, Taiwan, 2000-2003

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Sep;10(9):1674-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1009.030596.

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis is a highly invasive pathogen that infects humans and causes systemic infections that require antimicrobial therapy. Surveillance in Taiwan showed that fluoroquinolone resistance in S. Choleraesuis markedly increased from 2000 to 2003, reaching approximately 70% in 2003.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology
  • Salmonella enterica / drug effects*
  • Salmonella enterica / genetics
  • Serotyping
  • Taiwan

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Ciprofloxacin