Non-typhoidal < i > Salmonella < /i > bloodstream infections in Kisantu, DR Congo: Emergence of O5-negative < i > Salmonella < /i > Typhimurium and extensive drug resistance

This study aimed to assess its longitudinal evolution as cause of BSI, its serotype distribution and its antibiotic resistance pattern in Kisantu, DR Congo. MethodsAs part of a national surveillance network, blood cultures were sampled in patients with suspected BSI admitted to Kisantu referral hospital from 2015 –2017. Blood cultures were worked-up according to international standards. Results were compared to similar data from 2007 onwards. ResultsIn 2015 –2017, NTS (n = 896) represented the primary cause of BSI. NTS were isolated from 7.6% of 11,764 suspected and 65.4% of 1371 confirmed BSI. In children
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research