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Methods: From 2010 to 2023, the Ce.Ti.Sa laboratory tested 680 Salmonella strains against the following: amoxicillin\/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, azithromycin, cefixime, cefoxitin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, colistin, erythromycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, meropenem, nalidixic acid, pefloxacin, streptomycin, sulfisoxazole, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, tigecycline, and trimethoprim. Results: The most common serovars were S. monophasic Typhimurium (23.2%), S. Enteritidis (16.8%), and S. Typhimurium (16.0%). Nearly all strains were resistant to azithromycin (99.4%) and showed high resistance to sulphonamides, tetracycline, streptomycin, and ampicillin. The study found that 45.8% of strains exhibited multidrug resistance. Resistance to ciprofloxacin increased over time. Serovar-specific resistance varied: S. monophasic Typhimurium was resistant to azithromycin (100.0%), tetracycline (93.0%), and ampicillin (92.4%); S. Enteritidis showed 100.0% resistance to azithromycin; S. Typhimurium had high resistance to azithromycin, streptomycin, and ampicillin; and S. Infantis was resistant to erythromycin, sulfonamides, and azithromycin. 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