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Characteristics of Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Epidemiology of Fluoroquinolone-Nonsusceptible Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi and Paratyphi A Isolates from a Tertiary Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2018
Okanda Takashi, Haque Anwarul, Ehara Tomoko, Huda Qumrul, Ohkusu Kiyofumi, Miah Ruhul Amin, Matsumoto Tetsuya
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The aim of this study was to characterize the fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance mechanism of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Paratyphi A in Bangladesh. Salmonella Typhi isolates were classified into sequence type (ST) 1, ST2, and ST2209 and Salmonella Paratyphi A isolates were classified into ST85 and ST129. The most common STs of the FQ-nonsusceptible strain were ST1 (44.4%) and ST129 (66.6%). Thirty-nine...
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