Multi Drug Resistance Typhoid

Low-level quinolone-resistance in multi-drug resistant typhoid.

OBJECTIVE To find out the frequency of low-level quinolone-resistance in Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) typhoid using nalidixic acid screening disc. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, from January 2005 to December 2005. MATERIALS AND METHODS Blood was obtained from suspected cases of typhoid fever and cultured in to Bac...

Multi-drug resistant typhoid fever with diarrhea.

OBJECTIVE To provide information about the characteristics of diarrheal stool in multi-drug resistant typhoid fever and observe the clinical course after treatment with furazolidone or ciprofloxacin. SETTING Hospital based. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty one male children who were positive for multi-drug resistant S. typhi by blood and stool cultures, having diarrhea at the time of hospitaliza...

Cefotaxime in multi drug resistant typhoid fever.

Drug Resistance

عفونت و تهاجم ارگانیسم های انگلی به بدن، عامل اصلی بیماری و مرگ انسانها از آغاز بشریت بوده است . در حقیقت بسیاری از اشکال حیات بدون غلبه بر ارگانیسم های زنده دیگر، قادر به ادامه زندگی نخواهند بود. انسانها معمولا مستعد تهاجم ارگانیسم های کوچکتری مانند کرمها، آمیب ها، قارچها، باکتریها و ویروسها هستند. این عوامل مکان خاصی را در بدن انتخاب کرده، مواد ضروری لازم برای حیات و تکثیر خود را دریافت نموده...

study of multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi in patients with typhoid fever

determination of drug resistance rate, as a new major problem in patients with typhoid fever is inevitable for treatment of the disease. in a cross-sectional study, during march 1994 till february 1995, a total of 39 patients with typhoid fever admitted to dept. of infections diseases, emam khomeini hospital, and were examined for the rate of resistance to routine drugs usually used for treatme...