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Quinolone-resistant Salmonella Typhi in South Africa, 2003-2007.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jan 2010
Smith A M, Govender N, Keddy K H
Abstract excerpt
In South Africa, for the years 2003-2007, the Enteric Diseases Reference Unit received 510 human isolates of Salmonella Typhi, of which 27 were nalidixic acid-resistant [minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) 128-512 microg/ml] with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin (MICs 0.125-0.5 microg/ml). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis of 19 available isolates differentiated them into five DNA pattern...
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