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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spelling	doaj-b831f9230afc446fa7eea6689a415be22020-11-25T01:58:51ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-12-019121621162210.3201/eid0912.030230Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, PakistanTariq ButtRifat Nadeem AhmadAbid MahmoodSabeen ZaidiWe 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 of this resistance.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0230_articleSalmonella enterica serovar Typhifluoroquinolonetreatment failurePakistan
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title	Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan
title_short	Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan
title_full	Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan
title_fullStr	Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed	Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan
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publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
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publishDate	2003-12-01
description	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 of this resistance.
topic	Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi fluoroquinolone treatment failure Pakistan
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0230_article
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Ciprofloxacin Treatment Failure in Typhoid Fever Case, Pakistan

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