Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009

R Sjøgren Hendriksen; C Kjelsø; M Torpdahl; S Ethelberg; K Mølbak; F M Aarestrup

Upsurge of infections caused by Salmonella Concord among Ethiopian adoptees in Denmark, 2009

Euro Surveill. 2010 Jun 10;15(23):19587.

Authors

R Sjøgren Hendriksen¹, C Kjelsø, M Torpdahl, S Ethelberg, K Mølbak, F M Aarestrup

Affiliation

¹ World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and Community Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 20546693

Abstract

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella Concord has been associated with adoptees from Ethiopia. In 2009, Denmark saw an increase in MDR S. Concord infections among Ethiopian adoptees.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adoption*
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Denmark / epidemiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Ethiopia / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Salmonella / isolation & purification
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis
Salmonella Infections / epidemiology*
Salmonella Infections / etiology
Young Adult