Anti-Microbial Resistance of Non-Typhoid Salmonella in Egypt

Nontyphoidal salmonellosis (NTS) is caused by numerous Salmonella species other than serovars Typhi and Paratyphi, [1]. NTS organisms are common contaminants of food. Poultry meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, and water have been reported as important sources for outbreaks of human Salmonella infection, poultry alone, accounting for up to 50% of salmonellosis outbreaks [2,3].They are also carried by wild animals, rodents, birds, and reptiles, usually with no symptomatic disease [1]. These infections are identified as one of the most common food-borne zoonotic infection in developed and developing countries, but incidence between countries is variable[4]. In Egypt, NTS infections in poultry have increased in the last years [5]. There are excessive uses of antibiotics in zoonotic infections resulting in development of bacterial resistance that can be transmitted to humans by three ways, from direct contact with animals, from the consumption of eggs and meat or through the environment [6]. The resistance to some antibiotics, such as tetracycline, or chloramphenicol is a big challenge for the treatment of children because fluoroquinolons should not be used in this age group [7]. Several studies were performed to determine the prevalence and multidrug resistance of typhoidal salmonella but the existing data about NTS are little in African countries especially in Egypt. Shokry et al., 2015 provides important insight into prevalence and multidrug resistance of NTS in Egypt [8].