Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhiinfection: 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
Zdroj: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases; April 2018, Vol. 33 Issue: 2 p54-56, 3p
Abstrakt: AbsractTyphoid 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. typhiwith fluoroquinolone resistance.
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