Hospitalization and antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella outbreaks, 1984-2002

Few studies have evaluated the health consequences of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella strains associated with outbreaks. Among 32 outbreaks occurring in the United States from 1984 to 2002, 22% of 13,286 persons in 10 Salmonella-resistant outbreaks were hospitalized, compared with 8% of 2,194 per...

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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 943
Main Authors:	Varma, Jay K, Greene, Katherine D, Ovitt, Jessa, Barrett, Timothy J, Medalla, Felicita, Angulo, Frederick J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-06-2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-infective agents Antibiotic resistance Care and treatment Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug therapy Hospitalization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Keywords: Salmonella Microbial Sensitivity Tests Outbreaks Salmonella Salmonella - drug effects Salmonella Infections - epidemiology Salmonella Infections - microbiology United States United States
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Summary:	Few studies have evaluated the health consequences of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella strains associated with outbreaks. Among 32 outbreaks occurring in the United States from 1984 to 2002, 22% of 13,286 persons in 10 Salmonella-resistant outbreaks were hospitalized, compared with 8% of 2,194 persons in 22 outbreaks caused by pansusceptible Salmonella strains (p<0.01).
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ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1106.041231