Non-typhoidal Salmonella intestinal carriage in a Schistosoma mansoni endemic community in a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo

This database presents the results of a study on the presence of non-typhoidal Salmonella intestinal carriage in a Schistosoma mansoni community infected in a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
During a cross-sectional community-wide study conducted in a rural area in the Democratic Republic of Congo, stool samples were analyzed for Salmonella intestinal carriage by culture and Schistosoma mansoni infection by microscopy after preparation using the Kato Katz.
Salmonella Typhimurium and Enteritidis isolates were compared to blood culture isolates obtained during the same period in a neighboring hospital using multi-locus variable-numbers tandem repeat analysis (MLVA).

The proportion of Salmonella carriage among participants with a heavy Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity was significantly higher compared to those with a light and moderate infection intensity and compared to Schistosoma mansoni negative.
The Salmonella isolates comprised five and four Enteritidis and Typhimurium serotypes respectively, the majority of them had MLVA types identical or similar to those observed among blood culture isolates.