CHRONIC CARRIAGE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA-TYPHIMURIUM IN A CAT

Gastroenteritis caused by a multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium was diagnosed in a 12-week-old kitten. Although the kitten recovered from the acute episode after seven days, it continued to shed salmonel la in its faeces for a further 12 weeks. Carriage was finally cleared by administering a 14-day course of treatment with parenteral enroflox acin. The public health implications of an infection and subsequent ca rriage in a cat of a salmonella strain known to cause illness in human s is discussed.