The first imported case of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infection in Taiwan and the antimicrobial therapy
Po‐Yu Liu, Kung-Ching Wang, Yu-Ping Hong, Bo-Han Chen, Zhi‐Yuan Shi, Chien‐Shun Chiou
Abstract
The first imported case of XDR typhoid fever in Taiwan contracted with a bacterial strain, which was most closely related to the blaCTX-M-15-carrying strains linked to Pakistan. Meropenem, in combination with an antimicrobial with intracellular activity against Salmonella, should be used for the treatment of XDR typhoid fever.
Topics & Concepts
Typhoid feverSalmonella typhiAntimicrobialSerotypeSalmonella entericaSalmonellaMeropenemMicrobiologyVirologyMedicineEnteric feverDrug resistanceAntibioticsBiologyAntibiotic resistanceBacteriaEscherichia coliGeneGeneticsBiochemistrySalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacteriophages and microbial interactions