Ciprofloxacin treatment failure in typhoid fever case, Pakistan.
We report a case of ciprofloxacin treatment failure in a typhoid fever patient at a tertiary care hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This case shows not only the emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in typhoid salmonellae but also the inadequacy of the current laboratory guidelines for detection of this resistance.
Butt
Tariq
T
Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. tariqbutt24@yahoo.com
Ahmad
Rifat Nadeem
RN
Mahmood
Abid
A
Zaidi
Sabeen
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin