Drug Resistant XDR Typhoid in Children Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Fozia Baloch,
Haseeb Ahmed Abbasi,
Muhammad Maaz Ali Shaikh
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of drug-resistant typhoid fever, including extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains, among children admitted to a tertiary care Hospital.
Methodology: This descriptive observational study was done at Paediatric department of LUMHS from May 2022-november 2022. Children aged 1-12 years, both gender and with confirmed diagnosis of typhoid fever based on positive blood cultures were included. Blood culture samples were collected from… Show more
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