Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid: Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of an Emerging Menace in Karachi

• Main Authors: Syed Mehmood Hasan (Author), Sadaf Razzak (Author), Asma Shabbir (Author), Syed Muhammad Hasan (Author), Masood Husain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Salmonella typhi, a rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that stands responsible for causing typhoid fever, in places with poor sanitation and polluted water. Injudicious antibiotic practices have significantly added to the rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (...