Table 2.
Overview of the numbers of research article on Salmonella serovars that were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis.
| Study (citation) | Province | Diagnosis method | Sample size | Isolates: (prevalence%) | Study population | Salmonella serovar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [15] | KwaZulu-Natal | Culture | 37 | 18: (49%) | Human | S. Enteritidis |
| [25] | Western Cape | Culture | 172 | 172: (100%) | Animal/environment | Salmonella spp. |
| [12] | Gauteng | PCR | 151 | 151: (100%) | Animal | S. Hadar, S. Dublin, S. Enteritidis, S. Mbandaka, S. Saintpaul, S. Thompson, S. infantis, and S. Agona |
| [26] | Gauteng | Culture | 147 | 73: (50%) | Environment | S. Heidelberg, S. Kibusi, S. Kottbus, S. Orion, S. Typhimurium, and S. Virchow |
| [27] | Gauteng | MALDI-TOF-MS | 491 | 263: (54%) | Environmental | S. Muenchen, S. Typhimurium, S. Heidelberg, S. Bsilla |
| [28] | North West | PCR | 274 | 114: (42%) | Animal | S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, S. Newport, S. Heidelberg, S. Bongori, S. enterica serovar Paratyphi B, S. Tennessee, and S. Pullorum |
| [29] | Gauteng | Culture | 39 | 3: (8%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| ∗ [30] | South Africa | Culture | 180298 | 9031: (5%) | Animals/environment | S. Seftenberg, S. Montevideo, S. Ohio, S. Muechen, S. Schwarzengrund, S. Anatum, S. Mbandaka, S. Hadar, S. Infanits, and S. Orion |
| [18] | Mpumalanga | Culture | 264 | 36: (14%) | Environment | Salmonella spp. |
| [13] | Eastern Cape | PCR | 315 | 119: (38%) | Human | S. Choleraesuis, S. Enteritidis, S. Eppendorf, S. Hadar, S. Isangi, S. Panama, S. typhi, S. Typhimurium, and untyped Salmonella |
| [31] | Eastern Cape | PCR | 384 | 48: (13%) | Animal | S. Enterica |
| [16] | Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal | PCR | 361 | 195: (54%) | Environment | Salmonella spp. |
| [32] | North West | PCR | 32 | 32: (100%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| [33] | Eastern Cape | PCR | 500 | 258: (52%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| ∗ [14] | South Africa | Serotyping | 22 | 22: (100%) | Human | Salmonella Typhimurium |
| [11] | North West | PCR | 55 | 55: (100%) | Animal | S. bongori, S. Pullorum, S. Typhimurium, S. Weltevreden, S. Chingola, S. Houten, and S. Bareily |
| [34] | Limpopo, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West and KwaZulu-Natal | Serotyping | 1069 | 30: (3%) | Animal | S. Chester, S. Cardoner, S. Sambrae, S. Typhimurium, S. Schwarzengrund, S. A. Århus, S. Pomona, S. Senftenberg, and S. Techimani |
| [35] | Eastern Cape | PCR | 120 | 120: (100%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| [36] | KwaZulu-Natal | PCR | 48 | 48: (100%) | Environment | Salmonella spp. |
| [37] | KwaZulu-Natal | PCR | 200 | 146: (73) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| [38] | Limpopo | PCR | 604 | 92: (15%) | Animal/environment | S. Heidelberg, S. Aberdeen, S. Hayindongo, S. Mbandaka, S. Anatum, S. Othmarschen, S. Nigeria, S. Tennessee, S. Cardoner, S. Senftenberg, and S. Pretoria |
| [39] | Western Cape | Culture | 229 | 229: (100%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| [17] | Gauteng | PCR | 416 | 391: (65) | Environment | S. Heidelberg, S. Enteritidis, S. Newport, S. Agona, S. Typhimurium, and S. Montevideo |
| [40] | KwaZulu-Natal | PCR | 777 | 94: (12) | Environment | Salmonella spp. |
| [9] | Gauteng | Serotyping | 50 | 17: (34%) | Animal | S. Hayindogo, S. Typhimurium, S. Agona, S. Kingston, S. Braenderup, S. Mbandaka, and S. Istanbul |
| [41] | Western Cape | Serotyping | 69 | 57: (83%) | Human/environment | Salmonella typhi |
| [10] | North West | Serotyping | 150 | 150: (100%) | Animal | Salmonella spp. |
| [42] | Gauteng | Serotyping | 230 | 230: (100%) | Human | S. Typhimurium |
| [43] | North West | PCR | 180 | 140: (78%) | Animal | S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, and S. Newport |
| [44] | Gauteng | Culture | 99 | 9: (9%) | Animal | S. Hadar, S. Heidelberg, S. Derby, S. Typhimurium, S. Westhampton, S. Schwarzengrund, S. Virchow, S. Reading, S. Anatum, S. Irumu, and S. Blockley |
∗ Article does not specify sampled provinces. PCR = polymerase chain reaction; MALDI-TOF-MS = matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry.