STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER

Determination of drug resistance rate, as a new major problem in patients with typhoid fever is inevitable for treatment of the disease. In a cross-sectional study, during March 1994 till February 1995, a total of 39 Patients with typhoid fever admitted to dept. of infections diseases, Emam Khomeini...

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Main Authors: F. Majlesi, R. Afsharmanesh, B. Nikpoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1996-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1829
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spelling doaj-b142a6fdfdda4a02a6e4229723dad8bf2020-12-02T18:35:02ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931996-06-01251-21818STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER F. Majlesi0 R. Afsharmanesh1 B. Nikpoor2 Determination of drug resistance rate, as a new major problem in patients with typhoid fever is inevitable for treatment of the disease. In a cross-sectional study, during March 1994 till February 1995, a total of 39 Patients with typhoid fever admitted to dept. of infections diseases, Emam Khomeini Hospital, and were examined for the rate of resistance to routine drugs usually used for treatment of the disease. The results of the present investigation showed that 33% of the patients were resistant to chloramphenicol, 48% to cotrimoxazole, 38% to ampicillin and finally 33% to the triple drug treatment.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1829Muli-drug resistantChlorampheniclolCotrimoxazoleAmpicillin
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B. Nikpoor
STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Muli-drug resistant
Chlorampheniclol
Cotrimoxazole
Ampicillin
author_facet F. Majlesi
R. Afsharmanesh
B. Nikpoor
author_sort F. Majlesi
title STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
title_short STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
title_full STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
title_fullStr STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
title_full_unstemmed STUDY OF MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT SALMONELLA TYPHI IN PATIENTS WITH TYPHOID FEVER
title_sort study of multi-drug resistant salmonella typhi in patients with typhoid fever
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 1996-06-01
description Determination of drug resistance rate, as a new major problem in patients with typhoid fever is inevitable for treatment of the disease. In a cross-sectional study, during March 1994 till February 1995, a total of 39 Patients with typhoid fever admitted to dept. of infections diseases, Emam Khomeini Hospital, and were examined for the rate of resistance to routine drugs usually used for treatment of the disease. The results of the present investigation showed that 33% of the patients were resistant to chloramphenicol, 48% to cotrimoxazole, 38% to ampicillin and finally 33% to the triple drug treatment.
topic Muli-drug resistant
Chlorampheniclol
Cotrimoxazole
Ampicillin
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1829
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