Authors
Kaitlin A Tagg, Afreenish Amir, Aamer Ikram, Jessica C Chen, Justin Y Kim, Elizabeth Meservey, Yoo J Joung, Jessica L Halpin, Dhwani Batra, Molly M Leeper, Lee S Katz, Asim Saeed, Molly Freeman, Louise Francois Watkins, Muhammad Salman, Jason P Folster
Publication date
2020/3/26
Journal
Microbiology Resource Announcements
Volume
9
Issue
13
Pages
10.1128/mra. 01466-19
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Description
A large outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infections is ongoing in Pakistan, predominantly in Sindh Province. Here, we report the sequencing and characterization of five XDR Salmonella Typhi isolates from the Punjab province of Pakistan that are closely related to the outbreak strain and carry the same IncY plasmid.
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KA Tagg, A Amir, A Ikram, JC Chen, JY Kim… - Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2020