Salmonella infection among the pediatric population at a tertiary care children’s hospital in central Nepal: a retrospective study
Nayanum Pokhrel,
Ramhari Chapagain,
Chandan Kumar Thakur
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundTyphoid fever, an infective bacterial disease, is capable of causing fatal systemic infection in humans, and in an era of antimicrobial resistance, it has become of public health importance. This study aimed to investigate the laboratory diagnosis of Salmonella bloodstream infection, its serotype, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and seasonal variation at a tertiary care children’s hospital.MethodsWe undertook a retrospective, cross-sectional study by reviewing hospital-based laboratory records of p… Show more
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