Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhi infection: a report of two cases in South Africa.

Autor: Schellack, N, Bronkhorst, E, Maluleka, C, Hunt, L, Srinivas, P, Grootboom, W, Goff, D, Naicker, P, Modau, T, Babarinde, O
Předmět:
Zdroj: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; Jun2018, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p54-56, 3p, 2 Charts
Abstrakt: Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are acute, life-threatening febrile illnesses caused by systemic infection with the bacterium Salmonella enterica. Nineteen cases were reported in South Africa in 2016. We report on two cases of bacteraemic invasive S. typhi with fluoroquinolone resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Supplemental Index