Isolation of cysteine-dependent salmonella typhi from urine: case report and review

A cysteine dependent dwarf colony-forming strain of Salmonella typhi isolate from the urine of a patient with urinary schistosomiasis is described. The growth rate of this isolate on different media was studied. This is the first report of such an isolate since 1943

Enteric fever in a 5 - year - old child due to Salmonella typhi resistant to chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole treated with ampicillin

We report a case of enteric fever in a 5-year-old child due to Salmonella typhi resistant to chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole, successfully treated with ampicillin. The infection was most probably contracted in India. Clinicians and microbiologists in Saudi Arabia are advised to look out for cases of enteric fever due to multi-resistant strains of Salmonella typhi in nationals from the Indian subcontinent and from tourists returning from that part of the world