Fourteen mcr-1-Positive Salmonella enterica Isolates Recovered from Travelers Returning to the United States from the Dominican Republic

In the United States, reports of Salmonella enterica carrying mcr-1 remain rare in humans, but when observed, the infection is often associated with travel. Here, we report 14 mcr-1-positive Salmonella enterica isolates from patients in the United States that reported travel to the Dominican Republic within the 12 months before illness.

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This report highlights the association between travel to the Dominican Republic and the presence of mcr-1-positive Salmonella enterica isolates in patients in the United States.