Multidrug resistant Salmonella typhi in Bangalore, south India.
Indian J Med Sci
;
1994 Apr; 48(4): 85-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-67681
ABSTRACT
A total of 204 strains of salmonella were isolated in blood cultures during the year 1991 outbreak of enteric fever in and around Bangalore. Out of this, 190 were S. typhi, 6 S. paratyphi A, 5 S. typhimurium and 3 S. choloraesuis. Antibiogram of 190 strains of S. typhi showed resistance of 94.7%, 95.8% and 96.9% to chloramphenicol, ampicillin and cotrimoxazole and sensitivity of 65.3%, 88.4% and 94.2% to gentamycin, norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin respectively. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of chloramphenicol were between 360 mcg and 640 mcg per ml. There was high degree (94.7%) of triple drug resistance to chloramphenicol, ampicillin and cotrimoxazole.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Salmonella typhi
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Typhoid Fever
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Humans
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Serum Bactericidal Test
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India
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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