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.
Keywords:
Ceftriaxone; Drug resistance; Fluoroquinolones; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi; Travel medicine; Typhoid fever.
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Communicable Diseases, Imported / microbiology*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Pakistan
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Salmonella typhi / classification
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Salmonella typhi / drug effects*
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Salmonella typhi / genetics
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Salmonella typhi / pathogenicity*
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Serogroup
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Taiwan
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Travel-Related Illness
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Typhoid Fever / diagnosis
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Typhoid Fever / drug therapy*
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Typhoid Fever / microbiology*
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Young Adult