title: Successful aztreonam treatment of acute typhoid fever after chloramphenicol failure.
abstract: Aztreonam treatment was successful in 4 cases of typhoid fever. The patients were seriously ill with growth of Salmonella typhi in blood cultures despite treatment with chloramphenicol. Aztreonam appears to be a useful alternative to standard therapy of typhoid fever.
authors.affiliation: US Naval Medical Research Unit No.3, FPO, New York, NY 09527-1600.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Farid
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Girgis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bishay
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000254:growth & development; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002701:Chloramphenicol; D001398:Aztreonam