Salmonella Alachua: causative agent of a foodborne disease outbreak
| Autor: | Sueli Aparecida Fernandes, Denise Fusco Marques, Inara Siqueira de Carvalho Teixeira, Sonia Izaura de Lima e Silva, Ivete Aparecida Zago Castanheira de Almeida, Monique Ribeiro Tiba, Elisabete Cardiga Alves, Sandra Regina Ferrari Pigon, Jacqueline Tanury Macruz Peresi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Serotype Adult Male Veterinary medicine Salmonella Salmonella Alachua Nalidixic acid Adolescent lcsh:QR1-502 medicine.disease_cause SalmonellaAlachua lcsh:Microbiology Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Disease Outbreaks Foodborne Diseases Minimum inhibitory concentration Feces Young Adult Foodborne diseases medicine Animals Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Serotyping Child Medicine(all) Food poisoning business.industry Pulsenet Outbreak Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field Ciprofloxacin Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Drug resistance Female Salmonella Food Poisoning business Chickens Brazil medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 233-238, Published: JUN 2015 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 233-238 (2015) Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.19 n.3 2015 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID) instacron:BSID |
| Popis: | Objectives: The aim of this study is to report the occurrence of the first outbreak of food poisoning caused by Salmonella Alachua in Brazil, as well as the antimicrobial susceptibility and the genetic relatedness of Salmonella Alachua strains isolated from clinical and food samples. Material and methods: To elucidate the outbreak, an epidemiological investigation was carried out, and two samples of common food were tested – mayonnaise salad and galinhada (a traditional Brazilian dish of chicken and rice) – according to the Compendium of methods for the microbiological examination of foods. Five stool samples were tested employing classic methods for the isolation and identification of enterobacteria. Strains of Salmonella were characterized for antibiotic susceptibility according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines (2013), and submitted to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis, performed according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PulseNet protocol. Results: A total of 94 people were interviewed after ingesting the food, 66 of whom had become ill. A 60-year old female patient who was hospitalized in a serious condition, developed septic shock and died two days after consuming the food. The presence of Salmonella Alachua was confirmed in all the analyzed stool samples, and in the two types of food. The five strains showed higher than minimum inhibitory concentration values of nalidixic acid (≥256 μg/mL) and reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility (minimum inhibitory concentration = 0.5 μg/mL). The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis revealed indistinguishable patterns in Salmonella Alachua strains isolated from clinical and food samples. Conclusion: The data presented herein confirm the foodborne disease outbreak. They also allowed for the identification of the source of infection, and suggest that products from poultry are potential reservoirs for this serotype, reinforcing the importance of warning consumers about the danger of possible contamination. Keywords: Foodborne diseases, Salmonella Alachua, Drug resistance, Brazil |
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