Widespread dissemination of ESBL-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis exhibiting intermediate fluoroquinolone resistance and harboring blaCTX-M-65-positive pESI-like megaplasmids in Chile
Alejandro Piña-Iturbe, Constanza Díaz-Gavidia, Francisca P. Álvarez, Rocío Barrón-Montenegro, Diana M. Álvarez-Espejo, Patricia García, Doina Solís, Rodrigo Constenla-Albornoz, Magaly Toro, Jorge Olivares‐Pacheco, Angélica Reyes-Jara, Jianghong Meng, Rebecca L. Bell, Andrea I. Moreno‐Switt
This study sequenced 396 Salmonella Infantis genomes from Chile, revealing widespread dissemination of MDR isolates associated with ESBL-producing plasmids and intermediate fluoroquinolone resistance across multiple niches.
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas · Mar 11, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics