Journal article
Recurrent multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bacteremia in a returned traveller
Abstract
This case report describes a 68-year-old male with recurrent multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium bacteremia acquired during travel abroad. He experienced a recurrence of bacteremia without a clear source and was successfully treated with 10 weeks of intravenous ertapenem. Post hoc genome sequencing revealed an isolate bearing class A, C, and D extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs). A review of English- and …
Authors
Komorowski AS; Li XX; Piessens E; McArthur AG; Patel A
Journal
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 264–272
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
December 31, 2020
DOI
10.3138/jammi-2020-0020
ISSN
2371-0888