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Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital

Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese.


Abstract
Objectives: Enteric fever is still a major public health problem in an endemic country like India. Studies project that Salmonella Typhi is the most common cause in the pediatric population but with a recent rising trend in the number of cases due to Salmonella Paratyphi A with increased morbidity and mortality.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of children who had been infected with laboratory-confirmed Salmonella serotypes of Typhi or Paratyphi A collected from November 2016 to October 2018, isolates underwent serotype confirmation, antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
Results: A total of 29 isolates of Salmonella species were studied, which revealed an emergence of Salmonella Paratyphi A as predominant serotype accounting for 55.2% (16) cases with remaining 44.8% (13) cases being Salmonella Typhi.
Conclusions: Physicians should be aware of the increasing incidence of infection due to Salmonella Paratyphi A and treatment options given its widespread antimicrobial resistance. A paratyphoid fever vaccine is urgently needed. Continued surveillance for paratyphoid fever will help guide future prevention and treatment recommendations. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(1):18-23.

Key words: Salmonella Paratyphi A, Enteric fever, Drug resistance, Rising trend


 
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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020; 10(1): 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507

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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302656998 [Access: November 23, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.700507

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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020; 10(1): 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2020), [cited November 23, 2024]; 10(1): 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese (2020) Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 10 (1), 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. 2020. Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10 (1), 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


Chicago Style

Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. "Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10 (2020), 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese. "Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 10.1 (2020), 18-23 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


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Chaitra Govardhan, Christi Dominic Savio, Susan Verghese (2020) Upsurging Paratyphoid Fever in a Southern Indian Hospital. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10 (1), 18-23 . doi:10.5799/jmid.700507


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