Emergence of plasmid-mediated multidrug resistance in epidemic and non-epidemic strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi from Jordan

Background: Enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi has not been adequately explored in Jordan.Methodology: In this study we investigated antibiotic resistance patterns and resistance determinants coupled with fingerprint methods of forty-eight isolates of S. Typhi obtained from 11...

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Main Author: Tarek M. Al-Sanouri1*, Bianca Paglietti2*, Aktham Haddadin1, Manuela Murgia2, Donatella Bacciu2, Mohammad Youssef3, Salvatore Rubino2
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/issn1972-2680/current-issue/68-vol-2-no-4-august-2008/158-emergence-of-plasmid-mediated-multidrug-resistance-in-epidemic-and-non-epidemic-strains-of-salmonella-enterica-serotype-typhi-from-jordan