A case of clinical and microbiological failure of azithromycin therapy in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi despite low azithromycin MIC

Typhoid fever remains a serious problem in many developing countries. Due to resistance to multiple first line drugs, azithromycin has evolved as an important drug in the treatment of typhoid. While therapy with azithromycin is highly effective, no clinically validated mean inhibitory concentration...

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Main Authors: Abi Manesh, Veeraraghavan Balaji, Devanga Ragupathi Naveen Kumar, Priscilla Rupali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316277