Risk Factors of Extensively Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever Among Children in Karachi: Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Vighio, Anum (Author), Syed, Muhammad Asif (Author), Hussain, Ishfaque (Author), Zia, Syed Masroor (Author), Fatima, Munaza (Author), Masood, Naveed (Author), Chaudry, Ambreen (Author), Hussain, Zakir (Author), Iqbal Baig, Mirza Zeeshan (Author), Baig, Mirza Amir (Author), Ikram, Aamer (Author), S Khader, Yousef (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundExtensively drug resistant typhoid fever (XDR-TF) has been responsible for an ongoing outbreak in Pakistan, which began in November 2016. ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with XDR-TF. MethodsThis age- and sex-matched case-control study was conducted during...