Quinolone resistance among Salmonella Kentucky and Typhimurium isolates in Tunisia: first report of Salmonella Typhimurium ST34 in Africa and qnrB19 in Tunisia.
Nazek Al-GallasN KhadraouiH HotzelH TomasoHosny El-AdawyH NeubauerK BelghouthiK GhediraH K GautamB KumarD LaouiniS ZarroukM S AbbassiR B AissaPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2020)
This is the first report that describes not only the current epidemiological situation of the quinolone resistance in S. Kentucky and Typhimurium isolated from various sources and regions in Tunisia, but also, the genetic resistance determinants associated with phenotypic antibiotic resistance and the molecular mechanisms of their quinolone-resistance. Also, we provide the first report of S. Typhimurium ST34 in Africa, and the first report of qnrB19 in Salmonella in Tunisia.