Trends of multiple-drug resistance among Salmonella serotype Typhi isolates during a 14-year period in Egypt

Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Nov 15;35(10):1265-8. doi: 10.1086/343052. Epub 2002 Oct 28.

Abstract

A total of 853 isolates of Salmonella serotype Typhi recovered from patients with typhoid fever who were admitted to a major infectious disease hospital in Cairo, Egypt, from 1987 through 2000 underwent antibiotic susceptibility testing to determine multiple-drug resistance. The observed resurgence of chloramphenicol susceptibility (P=.002) may suggest reuse of this drug for the treatment of typhoid fever in Egypt.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple / physiology*
  • Egypt
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Salmonella / classification
  • Salmonella / drug effects*
  • Salmonella / isolation & purification
  • Typhoid Fever / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents