Volume 7, Number 6—December 2001
Research
Reduced Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility in Salmonella enterica Serotypes in Travelers Returning from Southeast Asia
Antti Hakanen*†
, Pirkko Kotilainen†, Pentti Huovinen*, Hans Helenius‡, and Anja Siitonen§
, Pirkko Kotilainen†, Pentti Huovinen*, Hans Helenius‡, and Anja Siitonen§Table 4
Serotype distribution of 31 Salmonella isolates with reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility (MIC >0.125 µg/mL) from Thailand related to year of isolation
| Serotype | 1995 (N=18/10)a | 1996 (N=5/4)a | 1997 (N=27/12)a | 1998 (N=30/17)a | 1999 (N=34/22)a | Total (N=114/31)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Blockley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| S. Haardt | 1 | 2b | 1 | 4 | ||
| S. Typhimurium | 6b | 6 | ||||
| S. Rissen | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| S. Hadar | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| S. Enteritidis | 2 | 2 | ||||
| S. Virchow | 2b | 2 | ||||
| S. Albany | 1 | 1 | ||||
| S. Anatum | 1 | 1 | ||||
| S. Mbandaka | 1 | 1 | ||||
| S. Newport | 1 | 1 | ||||
| S. Panama | 1 | 1 | ||||
| S. Schwarzengrund | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
31 |
aNumber of all isolates/all serotypes.
bAmong these isolates, two different resistance patterns were observed.
