Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan

Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan

We report a case of ciprofloxacin treatment failure in a typhoid fever patient at a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This case shows not only the emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in typhoid salmonellae but also the inadequacy of the current laboratory guidelines for detection o...

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Main Authors: Tariq Butt, Rifat Nadeem Ahmad, Abid Mahmood, Sabeen Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi
fluoroquinolone
treatment failure
Pakistan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0230_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0230_article

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