Open AccessUrinary Tract Infection by Nalidixic Acid Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi
Author(s) -
Sabita Bhatta,
Raina Chaudhary,
Bhairab Kumar Hamal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of shree birendra hospital/medical journal of shree birendra hospital
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-0193
pISSN - 2091-0185
DOI - 10.3126/mjsbh.v15i1.15191
Subject(s) - nalidixic acid , medicine , urinary system , salmonella enterica , typhoid fever , salmonella typhi , serotype , salmonella , microbiology and biotechnology , urine , virology , immunology , bacteria , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Salmonella species are a rare cause of urinary tract infection in humans.Recovery of S. Typhi from urine is rare and can occur following a recent episode of typhoid fever or in a chronic carrier states involving the urinary system. It has been associated with a higher incidence of structural abnormalities of urinary tract. We report a case of a 50 year old female with urinary tract infection caused by Nalidixic acid resistant Salmonella typhi in association with nephrolithiasis.