Background: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Muenchen (antigenic formula 6,8:d:1,2) is a serovar of the O:8 (C2-C3) serogroup. In the U.S., Salmonella Muenchen is a common serovar that is reported among the top ten serovars reported isolated from humans in the U. Strains of S. Reports of multi drug resistant Muenchen with multidrug resistant phenotypes have been reported; one of these reports described an strain of S. Muenchen include a report of a strain resistant to up to 12 antibiotics (i.e., ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, kanamycin, gentamicin, cephalothin, and ceftriaxone). Outbreaks caused by S. Muenchen have been associated with several foods, including orange juice andalfalfa sprouts.
Animal reservoir: S. Muenchen is typically isolated from turkeyspoultry, chickens, swine and cattle.
Geographical distribution: salmonellosis cases caused by S. Muenchen have been reported from among the most common serovars in multiple locations; including the U.S. where it is the 8th most common serovar, Australia, and Europe. In addition, microbiological identifications were of S. Muenchen have benn reported in some countries in Africa (South Africa and Ethiopia), Asia (Singapore and Malaysia), and South America (Brazil).
Outbreaks: Outbreaks A number of outbreaks in the U.S., Europe and Australia have been linked to S. Muenchen.
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