Emergence and Evolution of High-Level Cephalosporin-Resistant Salmonella Goldcoast in Northern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) is an important foodborne pathogen worldwide. We investigated a 2018 outbreak of highly antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Goldcoast in northern Taiwan.

Methods

We collected 30 clinical isolates and 2 meat isolates from this outbreak in New Taipei and Taoyuan, Taiwan in 2018. The clinical manifestations and the treatment of the patients were reviewed. To trace the source, we examined NTS isolated from food samples collected from the markets in northern Taiwan. All of the isolates along with an additional human isolate from China were sequenced and compared with the sequences of Salmonella Goldcoast reported by other countries.

Results

The outbreak involved 14 pediatric patients (<5 years o

SUBMITTER: Feng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916519 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature