Multiple clones and low antimicrobial resistance rates for Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis populations in Greece.

All the Salmonella enterica ser. Infantis strains isolated under official control programs in Greece during a four year period were studied, 23 of human origin, 16 from food animals and one from food. Molecular analyses (PFGE) in combination with antimicrobial susceptibility testing were used to study whether the occurrence S.

Comparative study of all Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis strains isolated from food and food animals in Greece from 2008 to 2010 with clinical isolates.

The aim of the present work was to study the epidemiology of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (S. Enteritidis) in Greece, comparing all the food and food animal isolates during a 3-year period with clinical isolates. Submission of the generated data to the PulseNet Europe database was carried out in order to study the population structure of this particular serovar and indicate possible connections with European strains.

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar in Greece, from 2007 to 2010.

All 120 strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar isolated during 2007-2010 in Greece were characterized by phenotypic and molecular methods. High rates of resistance to nalidixic acid (92%) and low levels of ciprofloxacin resistance (88%) were observed. Pulsenet-pulsed field gel electrophoresis profile SHADXB.

Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of multiresistant monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium (1,4,[5],12:i:-) in Greece, 2006 to 2011.

Recently, multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar1,4,[5],12:i:-, a monophasic variant of S. Typhimurium(1,4,[5],12:i:1,2) emerged, and is now among the most common serovars isolated from humans in many countries.In Greece, monophasic Typhimurium which was recorded for the first time in human isolates in 2007(0.

Prevalence and characterization of class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli of poultry and human origin.

A prospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence and the gene-cassette content of class 1 integrons in Escherichia coli of poultry and human origin. A total of 235 E. coli isolates were examined; 65 were derived from farm poultry, 80 from hospitalized, and 90 from nonhospitalized patients.