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Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg Strains,the Netherlands |
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| Authors: | Apostolos Liakopoulos Yvon Geurts Cindy M. Dierikx Michael S.M. Brouwer Arie Kant Ben Wit Raymond Heymans Wilfrid van Pelt Dik J. Mevius |
| Affiliation: | Wageningen University, Lelystad, the Netherlands (A. Liakopoulos, Y. Geurts, C.M. Dierikx, M.S.M. Brouwer, A. Kant, D.J. Mevius); ;Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht, the Netherlands (B. Wit, R. Heymans); ;National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (W. van Pelt); ;Utrecht University, Utrecht (D.J. Mevius) |
| Abstract: | Extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg strains (JF6X01.0022/XbaI.0251, JF6X01.0326/XbaI.1966, JF6X01.0258/XbaI.1968, and JF6X01.0045/XbaI.1970) have been identified in the United States with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Our examination of isolates showed introduction of these strains in the Netherlands and highlight the need for active surveillance and intervention strategies by public health organizations. |
| Keywords: | Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg extended-spectrum cephalosporins AmpC IncI1 plasmids the Netherlands bacteria antibacterial agents Salmonella infections antimicrobial resistance |