Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis in Morocco.

Introduction: Salmonella enterica is recognised worldwide as one of the major agents of human gastrointestinal infections. The aim of the present work is to ascertain the antimicrobial susceptibilities of 150 Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from humans in Morocco during the period from 2000 to 2008.

Methodology: Antimicrobial resistance determination was performed by disk diffusion method using seven antibiotics.