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

Autor: N. Schellack, E. Bronkhorst, C. Maluleka, L. Hunt, P. Srinivas, W. Grootboom, D. Goff, P. Naicker, T. Modau, O. Babarinde
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 33, Iss 2, Pp 54-56 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2312-0053
2313-1810
DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v33i2.20
Popis: 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.
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