TY - JOUR
T1 - ESBL-producing salmonella enterica serovar typhi in traveler returning from guatemala to spain
AU - González-López, Juan José
AU - Piedra-Carrasco, Nuria
AU - Salvador, Fernando
AU - Rodríguez, Virginia
AU - Sánchez-Montalvá, AdriáN
AU - Planes, Anna M.
AU - Molina, Israel
AU - Nieves Larrosa, M.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - © 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All Rights Reserved. We report a case of typhoid fever in a traveler returning to Spain from Guatemala that was caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi which produced an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL). This finding demonstrates the presence of ESBL-producing S. enterica ser. Typhi strains in the Americas. Enhanced surveillance is necessary to prevent further spread.
AB - © 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All Rights Reserved. We report a case of typhoid fever in a traveler returning to Spain from Guatemala that was caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi which produced an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL). This finding demonstrates the presence of ESBL-producing S. enterica ser. Typhi strains in the Americas. Enhanced surveillance is necessary to prevent further spread.
U2 - 10.3201/eid2011.140525
DO - 10.3201/eid2011.140525
M3 - Article
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 20
SP - 1918
EP - 1920
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 11
ER -
