Trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of blood culture-positive typhoid fever over half a decade in adults attending a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India
Abstract:Background: Typhoid fever is a public health concern in developing countries. Developed countries have also been influenced due to tourism. The drugs used for treating typhoid fever can and have been rendered unusable due to resistance. Monitoring and updating the Salmonella antibiogram is needed to prevent therapeutic failures. This study confirms to the same goal.Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively in a tertiary care hospital in North Kerala with data collected from 2013 to 2017. Years were cat… Show more
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