Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Serotypes Isolated from Humans in Northwest Italy, 2012-2021.

ABSTRACT: Salmonella enterica is among the most common causes of foodborne outbreaks in humans in Europe. The global emergence of resistance to antimicrobials calls for close monitoring of the spread and prevalence of resistant Salmonella strains. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serotypes isolated from humans between 2012 and 2021 in Piedmont, northwest Italy. A total of 4814 Salmonella strains (168 serotypes) were tested against six classes of antimicrobials. Many strains (83.3%) showed resistance to at least one antibiotic: tetracycline (85.1%), ampicillin (79.2%), quinolones (47.4%), and gentamicin (28.4%). Between the first (2012-2016) and the second study period (2017-2021), a decrease in antimicrobial resistanc

SUBMITTER: Pitti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9865215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature