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[Enteric fever caused by multiresistant Salmonella typhi: 2 autochthonous cases]
1Unidad de Microbiología, Hospital Comarcal de la Vega Baja, Orihuela.
Enfermedades Infecciosas Y Microbiologia Clinica
|April 1, 1993
Summary
Two rare cases of typhoid fever caused by native, multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhi strains in Spain were successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. This highlights the importance of microbiological diagnosis for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Limited data exists on multidrug-resistant, native Salmonella typhi strains isolated in Spain.
- Two cases of typhoid fever caused by identical, multidrug-resistant, and autochthonous Salmonella typhi strains are presented.