Introduction: Enteric fever is a public health problem in developing countries including
Nepal. Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of Salmonella sp causing enteric fever is changing …

Background: Enteric fever is endemic in Bangladesh. This is an important cause of morbidity
and mortality in developing countries. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical and …

The last two decades have seen a change in the pattern of enteric fever with the emergence
of multidrug-resistant strains (MDRS), particularly strains resistant to nalidixic acid. Aim: The …

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 …

Background: Enteric fever is a major public health problem in developing and under
developed countries. Case fatality rate without treatment is 10-30% and with appropriate …

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 …

Introduction: The rising trend of multi-drug resistance in bacteria has also been documented
in the organism Salmonella enterica causing Typhoid or Enteric Fevers, and cases of …

Introduction: Typhoid fever is a life-threatening systemic infection occurring in developing
countries like India. The presenting signs and symptoms of typhoid fever in children differ …

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

All patients admitted to the children's ward of Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal and treated
for enteric fever (EF) over a 6-month period (mid-December 2001 to mid-May 2002) were …