Chloramphenicol resistant typhoid fever.
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.
de Silva
H J
HJ
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Wijewickrema
R
R
Thevanesam
V
V
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
D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins