Salmonellosis in the Republic of Georgia: Using molecular typing to identify the outbreak-causing strain

Authors
Sulakvelidze, A Kekelidze, M Turabelidze, D Tsanava, S Tevsadze, L Devdariani, L Gautom, R Myers, R Morris, JG Imnadze, P
Citation
A. Sulakvelidze et al., Salmonellosis in the Republic of Georgia: Using molecular typing to identify the outbreak-causing strain, EM INFECT D, 6(1), 2000, pp. 70-73
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
70 - 73
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200001/02)6:1<70:SITROG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
In May 1998, three large outbreaks of salmonellosis, affecting 91 persons, were identified in the Republic of Georgia. Eighteen Salmonella Typhimurium strains were characterized by arbitrary primed polymerase chain reaction a nd pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; the results suggested that all cases w ere part of a single outbreak caused by a distinct clonal strain.