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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov;20(11):1918-20.
doi: 10.3201/eid2011.140525.

ESBL-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in traveler returning from Guatemala to Spain

Juan José González-López, Nuria Piedra-Carrasco, Fernando Salvador, Virginia Rodríguez, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Anna M Planes, Israel Molina, M Nieves Larrosa
Case Reports

ESBL-producing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in traveler returning from Guatemala to Spain

Juan José González-López et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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