Open AccessStudy of Clinical Profile and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Paratyphoid Fever Cases Admitted at Teaching Hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Vinay Pandit,
Ashwini Kumar,
Muralidhar M Kulkarni,
Sanjay Pattanshetty,
Charmine Samarasinghe,
Sneha Kamath
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.104981
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , antibiotic sensitivity , paratyphoid fever , pediatrics , typhoid fever , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Globally, there has been an increase in incidence of paratyphoid fever, including paratyphoid fever caused by antimicrobial-resistant strains. Studying the clinical profile and antimicrobial sensitivity of paratyphoid fever would help in early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, rational use of antibiotics and prevent drug resistance.