Non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in Kisantu, DR Congo: Emergence of O5-negative Salmonella Typhimurium and extensive drug resistance.

• Main Authors: Bieke Tack (Author), Marie-France Phoba (Author), Barbara Barbé (Author), Lisette M Kalonji (Author), Liselotte Hardy (Author), Sandra Van Puyvelde (Author), Brecht Ingelbeen (Author), Dadi Falay (Author), Dauly Ngonda (Author), Marianne A B van der Sande (Author), Stijn Deborggraeve (Author), Jan Jacobs (Author), Octavie Lunguya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) are a major cause of bloodstream infection (BSI) in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess its longitudinal evolution as cause of BSI, its serotype distribution and its antibiotic resistance pattern in Kisantu, DR Congo.<h4>...