A case report and review of the literature: Ciprofloxacin resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in India

Background: Enteric fever is a major public health problem in India. The current treatment of choice is the fluoroquinolones.Methods: The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ciprofloxacin was determined by E-test, HIMEDIA HiComb MIC test and agar dilution.Results: An isolate of Salmonella ente...

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Main Author: Belgode Narasimha Harish1, Godfred Antony Menezes1, Kengamuthu Sarangapani2, Subhash Chandra Parija1
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/issn1972-2680/current-issue/68-vol-2-no-4-august-2008/168-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature-ciprofloxacin-resistant-salmonella-enterica-serovar-typhi-in-india