Research Article

Effectiveness of BOX-PCR in Differentiating Genetic Relatedness among Salmonella enterica Serotype 4,[5],12:i:- Isolates from Hospitalized Patients and Minced Pork Samples in Northern Thailand

Table 2

The descriptive data of 28 Salmonella spp. isolates indicating their serotypes, locations of collection, multidrug resistance, and extended-spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL).

NumberIDaSerotypeSourceLocality (province)bAntibiotic resistanceESBL

1en 6TyphimuriumMinced porkPhayaoAMP/TE/SXT/C
2en 12TyphimuriumMinced porkNanAMP/CTX/TE/CP
3en 13TyphimuriumMinced porkChiang MaiAMP/TE/SXT/C
4en 16TyphimuriumMinced porkChiang MaiAMP/TE/SXT/C
5en 23TyphimuriumMinced porkPhayaoAMP/TE/C
6en 28TyphimuriumMinced porkPhraeAMP/TE/SXT/C
7en 84,[5],12:i:-Minced porkPhayaoAMP/S/TE/C
8en 114,[5],12:i:-Minced porkNanAMP/S/TE
9en 204,[5],12:i:-Minced porkLampangAMP/S/TE
10en 214,[5],12:i:-Minced porkPhayaoAMP/TE
11en 264,[5],12:i:-Minced porkPhayaoAMP/TE
12en 294,[5],12:i:-Minced porkPhraeAMP/S/TE
1314,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
1494,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
15234,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
16254,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
17354,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S
18564,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
19764,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/CTX/S/TE/C/COLP
201424,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/S/TE
211524,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/CTX/S/TE/CP
221574,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/CTX/S/TE/CP
231724,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/CTX/S/TE/CP
242494,[5],12:i:-Hospitalized patientPhayaoAMP/CTX/TE/CP
25en 22UnknownMinced porkPhayaoTE
26en 14AgonaMinced porkChiang MaiAMP
27en 17SchwarzengrundMinced porkLampangAMP/C
28en 18SaintpaulMinced porkLampangAMP/C

IDa, Salmonella strains: en, from the minced pork sample; numeral, from feces of hospitalized patients. bFigure 1. MDR: multidrug resistant; AMP: ampicillin; CTX: cefotaxime; TE: tetracyclin; S: streptomycin; SXT: sulphamethox/trimethoprim; C: chloramphenicol; COL: colistin. “P” Salmonella isolates showed positive characteristics. Note that only the antibiotic profile of Salmonella isolates from the hospitalized patient was conducted in this experiment.