Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes of non-typhoidal Salmonella isolates in The Gambia and Senegal Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of virulence genes in non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) and its association with commonly used antibiotics in West Africa is unknown. METHODOLOGY: We tested 185 NTS isolates from children, animals, and food products for the presence of twelve virulence genes by PCR. Ten of the virulence genes tested belonged to the five Salmonella pathogenicity islands implicated in its pathogenesis. RESULTS: Ten of twelve virulence ...