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Outbreak of Salmonella Typhi enteric fever in sub-urban area of North India: a public health perspective
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine ; (12): 167-168, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-820547
ABSTRACT
Outbreaks of enteric fever are a major health concern not only due to significant human morbidity and mortality but also fear of spread of multidrug resistant strains. We report an outbreak of enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in a suburban area, in city Chandigarh of North India. Twenty-seven strains of S. typhi were isolated from blood cultures over a period of two weeks with 18 of these 27 patients residing in the same area. Maximum cases were in the age group 5-14 years (10 patients, 55.5%) while 4 (22.2%) cases were children under 5 years. All the strains showed similar resistogram being resistant to ampicillin and nalidixic acid, intermediate to ciprofloxacin and sensitive to chloramphenicol, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cotrimoxazole and azithromycin on disc diffusion testing. Minimum inhibitory concentration of ciprofloxacin was determined by agar dilution method and was found to be raised (≥ 2 μ g/mL). This nalidixic acid resistant S. typhi outbreak report warrants the necessity of implementing stringent sanitation practices in public health interest.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Farmacología / Salmonella typhi / Fiebre Tifoidea / Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana / Salud Pública / Epidemiología / Brotes de Enfermedades / Clasificación / Bacteriemia / India Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Child, preschool / Humanos País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Farmacología / Salmonella typhi / Fiebre Tifoidea / Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana / Salud Pública / Epidemiología / Brotes de Enfermedades / Clasificación / Bacteriemia / India Límite: Adolescente / Niño / Child, preschool / Humanos País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Año: 2013 Tipo del documento: Artículo