Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015

Deborah A Williamson; Courtney R Lane; Marion Easton; Mary Valcanis; Janet Strachan; Mark G Veitch; Martyn D Kirk; Benjamin P Howden

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Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015

Deborah A Williamson, Courtney R Lane, Marion Easton, Mary Valcanis, Janet Strachan, Mark G Veitch, Martyn D Kirk, Benjamin P Howden

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02012-17

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Abstract

Australia has high and increasing rates of salmonellosis. To date, the serovar distribution and associated antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns of nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica (NTS) in Australia have not been assessed. Such information provides critical knowledge about AMR in the food chain and informs decisions about public health. We reviewed longitudinal data on NTS in two Australian states over a 37-year period, between 1979 and 2015, and antimicrobial resistance since 1984. Overall, 17% of isolates were nonsusceptible to at least one antimicrobial, 4.9% were nonsusceptible to ciprofloxacin, and 0.6% were nonsusceptible to cefotaxime. In total, 2.5% of isolates were from invasive ..

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The Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria. The National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia funded a Practitioner Fellowship GNT1105905 to B.P.H. and an Early Career Fellowship GNT1123854 to D.A.W.