Drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi A in India.
The incidence of enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A has been increasing in India since 1996. In 1998, the incidence of enteric fever caused by drug- resistant S. Paratyphi A abruptly increased in the New Delhi region. In the first 6 months of 1999, 32% of isolates were resistant to both chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole and another 13% were resistant to more than two antibiotics.
Chandel
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Chaudhry
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Dhawan
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Pandey
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Dey
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin