Antibiogram, phage types & biotypes of Salmonella typhi isolated in Nagpur.
S. typhi was isolated from 241 patients of pyrexia between July 1990 and March 1991. Multiple drug resistance was observed in 220 (91.3%) strains, the commonest pattern of drug resistance being ACCoT (49.4%). Predominance of phage type E1 in 196 (81.3%) strains and biotype I in 225 (93.4%) strains was observed. All ACCoT strains belonged to phage type E1 and all strains of phage type E1 belonged to biotype I.
Agarwal
V
V
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur.
Brahmne
R B
RB
Dhanvijay
A G
AG
Jalgaonkar
P D
PD
Pathak
A A
AA
Saoji
A M
AM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents