Open AccessEmergence of multidrug resistant Salmonella thyphimurium DT 104 in the Czech Republic
Author(s) -
Renata Karpíšková,
D Benes,
Daniela Dědičová
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.04.05.00071-en
Subject(s) - czech , salmonella , multiple drug resistance , population , geography , medicine , biology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , bacteria , genetics , philosophy , linguistics
The Czech Republic is a country in central Europe with a population of about 10 million inhabitants. Salmonellosis is the most commonly reported infectious intestinal disease. Until 1989 about 10 000 cases were reported each year, and similar numbers of S