Multi drug resistant Salmonella typhi infection : clinical profile and therapy

Multiple drug resistant Salmonella typhi infection was observed in thirty five recent cases among forty eight children with bacteriologically proven enteric fever. Incidence of complications such as shock, myocarditis, encephalopathy and paralytic ileus was higher among these. A combination of cepha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian pediatrics 1991-04, Vol.28 (4), p.357-361
Hauptverfasser:	KOUL, P. B, MURALI, M. V, SHARMA, P. P, GHAI, O. P, RAMCHANDRAN, V. G, TALWAR, V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amoxicillin - pharmacology Amoxicillin - therapeutic use Antibacterial agents Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Cephalexin - therapeutic use Child Child, Preschool Chloramphenicol - pharmacology Chloramphenicol - therapeutic use Chloramphenicol Resistance Drug Resistance, Microbial Female Gentamicins - therapeutic use Humans In Vitro Techniques India Male Medical sciences Pharmacology. Drug treatments Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhi - drug effects Trimethoprim Resistance Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - pharmacology Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use Tropical medicine Typhoid Fever - drug therapy Typhoid Fever - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Multiple drug resistant Salmonella typhi infection was observed in thirty five recent cases among forty eight children with bacteriologically proven enteric fever. Incidence of complications such as shock, myocarditis, encephalopathy and paralytic ileus was higher among these. A combination of cephalexin and gentamicin was successfully used in the management of these children.
ISSN:	0019-6061 0974-7559