Decreasing trend in the occurrence of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi amongst hospitalised children in Kolkata, India during 1990-2000.
Indian J Med Res
; 115: 46-8, 2002 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-12138663
ABSTRACT
In a prospective hospital based surveillance, 1454 children clinically diagnosed as typhoid fever were enrolled during the period between 1990 to 2000. Of them 336 (23.1%) children were positive for Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi by blood culture. A declining trend of hospitalization and identification of the pathogen was observed from 1992 to 2000 as compared to 1990-1991. A declining trend of resistance to the commonly used anti-typhoid drugs was seen in the S. enterica serotype Typhi isolates. Recently in 2000, nine strains were detected as ciprofloxacin resistant. Misuse and overuse of ciprofloxacin for the treatment of typhoid fever influenced the development of ciprofloxacin resistant strains of S. enterica serotype Typhi in and around Kolkata.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Salmonella
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Salmonella typhi
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Pacientes Internados
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Med Res
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Índia