Sandeep Tamber1, Brendan Dougherty2, Kimberly Nguy2. 1. Food Directorate, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON. 2. Centre for Foodborne, Environmental, and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Members of the bacterial genus Salmonella cause salmonellosis, a disease with a spectrum of clinical presentations from a self-limiting gastroenteritis to more severe bacteremia, organ failure and sepsis. The genus consists of over 2,600 serological variants (serovars). Important differences in the pathogenesis of Salmonella serovars have been noted. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine which Salmonella serovars were more likely to be associated with bacteremia in Canada. METHODS: Information on the total number of Salmonella infections and blood isolations reported to the National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP) from 2006 to 2019 was extracted for each serovar. The risk (proportion) and likelihood (odds) of bacteremia were calculated for all serovars. RESULTS: Of the 96,082 Salmonella cases reported to the NESP during the 14-year study period, 4.4% (95% CI: 4.3%-4.6%) were bacteremic. Twenty nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) serovars were associated with lower rates of bacteremia compared to all NTS serovars, and 19 NTS serovars were identified as having higher rates. Heidelberg, Oranienburg, Schwarzengrund, Virchow, Panama and Poona among the top 25 most commonly reported serovars in Canada during the study period. CONCLUSION: The identification of serovars associated with Salmonella bacteremia in Canada is a first step towards understanding differences in pathogenesis and disease presentation.
BACKGROUND: Members of the bacterial genus Salmonella cause salmonellosis, a disease with a spectrum of clinical presentations from a self-limiting gastroenteritis to more severe bacteremia, organ failure and sepsis. The genus consists of over 2,600 serological variants (serovars). Important differences in the pathogenesis of Salmonella serovars have been noted. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine which Salmonella serovars were more likely to be associated with bacteremia in Canada. METHODS: Information on the total number of Salmonella infections and blood isolations reported to the National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP) from 2006 to 2019 was extracted for each serovar. The risk (proportion) and likelihood (odds) of bacteremia were calculated for all serovars. RESULTS: Of the 96,082 Salmonella cases reported to the NESP during the 14-year study period, 4.4% (95% CI: 4.3%-4.6%) were bacteremic. Twenty nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) serovars were associated with lower rates of bacteremia compared to all NTS serovars, and 19 NTS serovars were identified as having higher rates. Heidelberg, Oranienburg, Schwarzengrund, Virchow, Panama and Poona among the top 25 most commonly reported serovars in Canada during the study period. CONCLUSION: The identification of serovars associated with Salmonella bacteremia in Canada is a first step towards understanding differences in pathogenesis and disease presentation.
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NESP; National Enteric Surveillance Program; nontyphoidal salmonellosis; typhoidal
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