Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Typhoid Fever Among Hospitalized Patients in Hyderabad District, Pakistan, 2017-2018: Retrospective Record Review

• Main Authors: Fatima, Munaza (Author), Kumar, Santosh (Author), Hussain, Mudassar (Author), Memon, Naveed Masood (Author), Vighio, Anum (Author), Syed, Muhammad Asif (Author), Chaudhry, Ambreen (Author), Hussain, Zakir (Author), Baig, Zeeshan Iqbal (Author), Baig, Mirza Amir (Author), Asghar, Rana Jawad (Author), Ikram, Aamer (Author), Khader, Yousef (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHyderabad, Pakistan, was the first city to witness an outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) typhoid fever. The outbreak strain is resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and third-generation cephalosporin, thus greatly limiting trea...