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Non-typhoidal Salmonella<\/jats:italic> (NTS) infections are common and remain a significant public health problem among important bacterial foodborne diseases. The current study aimed to establish the Non typhoidal Salmonella<\/jats:italic> infection and antimicrobial resistance status among selected patients at Morogoro Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH), Morogoro Region, Tanzania, to inform clinical care management and public health interventions.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nMethodology<\/jats:title>\nA cross-sectional study was conducted using medical records and samples were collected from hospitalised and outpatients between October and December 2021. A total of 153 participants were enrolled in the study and 132 consented to being sampled. The collected samples were analysed using standard microbiological techniques. The isolates were subjected to molecular genotyping, where Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was performed targeting the 16S rDNA gene. PCR products were then submitted for sequencing to establish phylogenetic relatedness. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and resistance genes screening were also conducted.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nThe phylogenetic analysis identified two Salmonella<\/jats:italic> serovars; Salmonella<\/jats:italic> Enteritidis and Salmonella<\/jats:italic> Typhimurium. The isolates were from four adults and seven children patients. The isolates were tested against six antimicrobial agents: tetracycline, trimethoprim, gentamycin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin and cefotaxime. Further antimicrobial assays were performed by screening 10 antimicrobial resistance genes using PCR. Overall, the highest resistance was observed in ampicillin (100%), whereas the lowest resistance was recorded for ciprofloxacin and gentamicin (9.1%). In addition, four (36.4%) of the isolates were resistant to cefotaxime and three (27.3%) to tetracycline and trimethoprim. The isolates also exhibit the presence of resistance genes for sulfamethoxazole 1&2<\/jats:italic>, tetracycline (tet) A&B<\/jats:italic>, Beta-lactamase<\/jats:italic> CTXM<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>, Beta-lactamase<\/jats:italic> TEM<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>, Beta-lactamase<\/jats:italic> SHV<\/jats:italic><\/jats:sub>, Gentamycine<\/jats:italic>, Acra and acc3-1<\/jats:italic> in different occurrences. The overall prevalence of Salmonella<\/jats:italic> species in Morogoro region was 8.3% (11\/132) with Salmonella<\/jats:italic> Enteritidis and Salmonella<\/jats:italic> Typhimurium being the only serovars detected from adults and children stool samples.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nConclusion<\/jats:title>\nOur investigation showed that both children and adults had been exposed to Salmonella<\/jats:italic> spp. However, the occurrence of NTS was higher in children (5.3% (7\/132) compared to adults (3.0% (4\/132). 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