Salmonella enterica Serotype Gambia with CTX-M-3 and armA Resistance Markers: Nosocomial Infections with a Fatal Outcome

D. Moissenet (1, 2) , François-Xavier Weill (3) , G. Arlet (4, 2) , D. Harrois (3) , Jean-Philippe Girardet (1, 2) , H. Vu-Thien (1, 2)

1 CHU Trousseau [APHP]
2 UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 - UFR de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence des Salmonella - Bactéries pathogènes entériques
4 Service de Microbiologie [CHU Tenon]

We report two cases of bacteremia caused by the Salmonella enterica serotype Gambia in our children's hospital, with one fatal outcome. The isolates showed indistinguishable genotypes and infrequent resistance markers: CTX-M-3 extended-spectrum β-lactamase and armA methyltransferase. This is the first report of S. Gambia exhibiting CTX-M-3 and armA markers involved in serious infections.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

D. Moissenet, François-Xavier Weill, G. Arlet, D. Harrois, Jean-Philippe Girardet, et al.. Salmonella enterica Serotype Gambia with CTX-M-3 and armA Resistance Markers: Nosocomial Infections with a Fatal Outcome. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2011, 49 (4), pp.1676-1678. ⟨10.1128/JCM.02127-10⟩. ⟨pasteur-01131155⟩