Volume 20, Number 5—May 2014
Letter
Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Kentucky Sequence Type 198
Regan Rickert-Hartman and Jason P. Folster
Table
Patient and isolate information for 6 cases of infection with ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Kentucky sequence type 198 detected by the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, United States, 2009–2012*
| Isolate ID | Patient age, y/sex | Patient race | Patient travel history | Year specimen collected | Specimen type | Antimicrobial resistance† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM41047 | <1/F | Black | Ethiopia | 2009 | Stool | AMP, FIS, GEN, NAL, STR, TET |
| AM45820 | 54/F | Unknown | Unknown | 2010 | Urine | AMP, COT, FIS, GEN, NAL, STR, TET |
| AM47052 | 56/F | Asian | India | 2011 | Urine | AMP, FIS, GEN, NAL, STR, TET |
| 2012AM-1081 | 2/F | Asian | India | 2012 | Stool | AMP, NAL |
| AM50773 | 37/M | Asian | India | 2012 | Stool | AMP, AUG, FIS, GEN, NAL, STR, TET |
| 2012AM-0353 | 42/F | White | Saudi Arabia | 2012 | Urine | AMP, FIS, FOX, KAN, NAL, STR, TET |
*ID, identification; AMP, ampicillin; AUG, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid; COT, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; FIS, sulfisoxazole; FOX, cefoxitin; GEN, gentamicin; KAN, kanamycin; NAL, nalidixic acid; STR, streptomycin; TET, tetracycline.
†Resistance of isolate from infected patient to antimicrobial agents other than ciprofloxacin.
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