Molecular mechanism of azithromycin resistance among typhoidal Salmonella strains in Bangladesh identified through passive pediatric surveillance.

• Main Authors: Yogesh Hooda (Author), Mohammad S I Sajib (Author), Hafizur Rahman (Author), Stephen P Luby (Author), Joseph Bondy-Denomy (Author), Mathuram Santosham (Author), Jason R Andrews (Author), Samir K Saha (Author), Senjuti Saha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>With the rise in fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella Typhi and the recent emergence of ceftriaxone resistance, azithromycin is one of the last oral drugs available against typhoid for which resistance is uncommon. Its increasing use, specifically in light of the ongoi...