Non-typhoidal Salmonella in Calabria, Italy: a laboratory and patient-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although there has been a decrease in the number of cases of salmonellosis in the European Union, it still represents the primary cause of foodborne outbreaks. In Calabria region, data are lacking for the incidence of human non-typhoid salmonellosis as active surveillance has never been carried out.

Objective

To report the results of a laboratory and patient-based morbidity survey in Calabria to describe the incidence and distribution of Salmonella serovars isolated from humans, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance patterns.

Methods

Positive cultures from human samples were collected from every laboratory participating in the surveillance, with a minimum set of information about each isolate. A questionnaire was then administered to the patient

SUBMITTER: Mascaro V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5595191 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature