Quinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Infections Associated With International Travel

O'Donnell, Allison T.
Vieira, Antonio R.
Huang, Jennifer Y.
Whichard, Jean
Cole, Dana
Karp, Beth E.

¹Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur
²Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Correspondence: Beth E. Karp, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, MS C-09, Atlanta, GA 30329 ([email protected]).

Received June 3, 2014

Accepted June 24, 2014

Clinical Infectious Diseases 59(9):p e139-e141, November 01, 2014. | DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu505

We found a strong association between nalidixic acid–resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis infections in the United States and recent international travel by linking Salmonella Enteritidis data from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System and the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network.