Multi-drug resistance in salmonellae isolated from enteric fever cases at Porur--a semi urban area near Madras City.
A total of 249 isolations of Salmonella were made during 1991, of which 67.46 per cent were resistant to chloramphenicol. Resistance to ampicillin, co-trimoxazole and amoxycillin was higher (82.91, 77.69, 81.42 per cent respectively). Salmonella typhi was predominant agent forming 94.78 per cent and Salmonella paratyphi A caused the remaining infections. 44.98 per cent of the isolations were in children. This outbreak has been discussed in the light of other reports from India.
Verghese
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SL
Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachanadra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Madras.
Manonmani
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Balasubramanian
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Chandrasekharan
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D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents