Infections with non-typhoid Salmonella represent a major problem in industrialized countries.
The emergence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, among them Salmonella, has become a
serious health hazard worldwide. One of the most commonly isolated non-typhoid Salmonella serovars in
pigs, pork and humans is Salmonella Typhimurium. In this study the comparison of the incidences of
resistance to nine antimicrobials, resistance patterns and phage types between S. Typhimurium isolated from
pigs (n=581), pork (n= 255) and humans (n= 1870) in Belgium in the period 2001 to 2006 was performed