Purpose: Recent reports indicate decreased susceptibility of S. typhi to fluoroquinolones,
especially ciprofloxacin. Chloramphenicol has been suggested as first line therapy of enteric …

Aim To establish the pattern of antibiotic resistance and assess the frequency of multidrug-
resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Salmonella Typhi and …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and trends in the antimicrobial
resistance of typhoidal salmonellae in children and adolescents at a pediatric tertiary care …

Introduction: Enteric fever is a systemic infection caused by the bacteria, Salmonella enterica
serovar Typhi (S. typhi) and Salmonella enterica serovara Paratyphi (S. paratyphi A, B and …

Methods: This was a descriptive observational study in children suffering from enteric fever
as per the case definition including clinical and laboratory parameters. The antibiotic audit in …

Sixty five blood culture positive cases of S. typhi were studied for clinical profile. A total of
64.6% were multidrug resistant and 35.4% were chloramphenicol sensitive. In patients with …

In a prospective hospital based surveillance, 1454 children clinically diagnosed as typhoid
fever were enrolled during the period between 1990 to 2000. Of them 336 (23.1%) children …

Six hundred and eighty five blood cultures from children clinically diagnosed as enteric fever
yielded 176 salmonella strains showing isolation success rate of 25.7%, S. typhi were 164 …

Background Enteric fever is a global health problem and rapidly developing resistance to
various drugs makes the situation more alarming. Drug sensitivity in Salmonella enterica …

Enteric fever is still a common health problem in many countries, especially in children. Thus
a ten-year retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the clinical and laboratory …