Case of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Salmonella</i> Typhi Infection, Pakistan, 2022
Summiya Nizamuddin, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Marie Anne Chattaway, Gauri Godbole
Abstract
Salmonella Typhi infection in a patient in Pakistan initially responded to standard treatment but failed to respond to subsequent treatment. The first strain was susceptible to carbapenems and azithromycin; subsequent strains harbored the NDM-5 gene. Treatment with a combination of intravenous meropenem and colistin was successful. Carbapenem-resistant Salmonella Typhi emergence will hinder treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Salmonella typhiMeropenemCarbapenemColistinAzithromycinMedicineMicrobiologySalmonellaVirologyBiologyAntibioticsBacteriaAntibiotic resistanceGeneEscherichia coliBiochemistryGeneticsSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyVibrio bacteria research studiesAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria