[Antibiotic resistance of Salmonella during 1982 and 1983]

The antibiotics susceptibility of 480 Salmonella collected in 1982 and 1983, in the National Center of Salmonella of Pasteur Institute of Tunis was tested. High levels of resistance were found. Nalidix acid, colistin and gentamicin were the most active. Resistance and multiple resistance was most frequently found in strains of Salmonella wien and Salmonella saint paul.