title: Isolation of multidrug-resistant Salmonella in Singapore.
abstract: Multidrug-resistant Salmonella is a well-recognised problem worldwide, especially in developing countries such as India, where non-typhoidal Salmonella infections and enteric fever are endemic. Antimicrobial resistance, particularly to fluoroquinolones, is common and leads to the frequent use of alternative agents, such as azithromycin. We herein describe the first reported case of azithromycin-resistant Salmonella gastroenteritis in a Singaporean patient.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Yee Wei
authors: YW
authors: Phoon
authors: Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Yuen Yue Candice
authors: YY
authors: Chan
authors: Diagnostic Bacteriology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore ; Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Tze Hsien
authors: TH
authors: Koh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012846:Singapore
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D017963:Azithromycin
keywords: azithromycin; enteric fever; resistance; salmonella