Antimicrobial resistance in invasive non-typhoid Salmonella from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: emergence of decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility and extended-spectrum beta lactamases.

• Main Authors: Octavie Lunguya (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Marie-France Phoba (Author), Sophie Bertrand (Author), Raymond Vanhoof (Author), Youri Glupczynski (Author), Jan Verhaegen (Author), Jean-Jacques M (Author), Jan Jacobs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Co-resistance against the first-line antibiotics ampicillin, chloramphenicol and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole or multidrug resistance (MDR) is common in non typhoid Salmonella (NTS). Use of alternative antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones or third generation cephalosporins is threaten...