Objectives: We investigated the temporal trends of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) clones in Taiwan from 2004 to 2019, focusing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), resistance genetic determinants, and plasmid types.
Methods: Salmonella isolates were characterized using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), whole-genome sequencing, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Clones were defined using PFGE clustering and the hierarchical cgMLST clustering (HierCC) assignments.
Results: Seven major S. Typhimurium clones, HC100_2, 13, 41, 305, 310, 501, and 46261, accounted for 97.6% (8079/8275) of human isolates in Taiwan. Each clone displayed a unique AMR profile, resistance genetic determinants, and plasmid types. Four highly resistant clones (HC100_2, 41, 305, and 310) exhibited multiple resistance in 86.5% to 96.1% of isolates. HC100_305 and HC100_2 were pandemic multidrug-resistant clones, characterized by resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfonamides, and tetracycline (ACSSuT) and ASSuT, respectively. The prevalence of the ACSSuT clone decreased from 68.7% of S. Typhimurium isolates in 2004 to 1.7% in 2019, while the ASSuT clone emerged in 2007 and became the largest clone after 2010. Several plasmids, including IncHI2-IncHI2A, IncC, IncFIB(K), and IncI1-1(α), carried multiple resistance genes or were associated with the carriage of mph(A), bla, and bla.
Conclusions: Between 2004 and 2019, Taiwan experienced the emergence, prevalence, and subsequent decline of several highly resistant S. Typhimurium clones. The clones defined using the HierCC approach have global comparability. The increasing resistance to third-generation cephalosporins, cephamycins, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin in recent years poses a significant medical concern.
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