title: Chloramphenicol resistant typhoid fever.
abstract: We report a patient with typhoid fever caused by a strain of Salmonella typhi which was resistant to chloramphenicol. This is the first documentation of chloramphenicol resistant Salmonella typhi in Sri Lanka.
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: de Silva
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Wijewickrema
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Thevanesam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002702:Chloramphenicol Resistance; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins