| human infections due to salmonella napoli: a multicountry, emerging enigma recognized by the enter-net international surveillance network. | human infections caused by salmonella enterica serovar napoli are relatively uncommon in europe. napoli was ranked 22nd in the enter-net salmonella database for 2006 with 295 cases (0.28%) of the 105,635 from 29 european countries. for the 18 countries that provided data for all the years 2000-2006, the number of cases rose from 122 out of 116,915 (0.10%) in 2000 to 293 out of 80,318 (0.36%) in 2006-an increase of 140.2%. over 87% of cases came from three countries, france, italy, and switzerlan ... | 2009 | 19534593 |
| characterization of antimicrobial resistant salmonella enterica serovars enteritidis and typhimurium isolates from animal and food in southern italy. | in the last two decades, the emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, among them salmonella, has become a serious health hazard worldwide, and specifically the high incidence of multidrug resistance has been encountered widely in many european countries. this study examines the antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella enterica strains typhimurium and enteritidis isolated in campania and calabria region (southern italy) from animal and food of animal origin. the relationship o ... | 2010 | 20401533 |
| [investigation of potential risk factors for salmonella enterica subsp enterica serotype napoli: a nested case-control study in lombardia region]. | enter-net surveillance system has detected the re-emergence of salmonella enterica subsp enterica serotype napoli (s. napoli) since 2002. preliminary data show that food vehicle could not be the only one implicated in the transmission of this serotype. a nested case-control study has been conducted using data form a prospective cohort: for each salmonellosis notification in lombardia from may 2004 to december 2005 an ad hoc epidemiological investigation has been performed. cases have been define ... | 2010 | 21425643 |
| virulotyping of salmonella enterica serovar napoli strains isolated in italy from human and nonhuman sources. | abstract salmonella enterica serovar napoli is an emerging serovar in italy, france, and switzerland, but little is known about its pathogenicity to humans. a collection of 112 strains of salmonella napoli isolated in italy from human cases, foods of animal origin, and the environment have been characterized by the detection of a set of virulence genes, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge), and antibiotic susceptibility. all the strains examined were susceptible to all the antimicrobials test ... | 2011 | 21561382 |
| prevalence, distribution, and diversity of salmonella spp. in meat samples collected from italian slaughterhouses. | recently worldwide food safety authorities indicated the rise of foodborne outbreaks linked to salmonella: this highlighted the need to intensify monitoring and apply more targeted controls to help manage the spread of the disease. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and distribution of salmonella serotypes in 7 slaughterhouses, located in different areas of naples province (regione campania, italy). meat samples collected from the slaughterhouses were submitted for standardized m ... | 2016 | 27626599 |
| first report of salmonella enterica serovar infantis in common swifts (apus apus). | forty common swifts (apus apus), synanthropic birds living in an urban environment closely with humans and other animals, were hospitalized in the public veterinary hospital of the regional reference center of urban veterinary hygiene located in naples, campania region, italy. each bird was sampled for bacteriological analyses. out of 40 common swifts examined, eight were found positive for salmonella enterica serovar infantis although no sign of salmonellosis (e.g. diarrhoea) was shown. this is ... | 2013 | 23721074 |