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Molecular mechanism of azithromycin resistance among typhoidal Salmonella strains in Bangladesh identified through passive pediatric surveillance.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2019
Hooda Yogesh, Sajib Mohammad S I, Rahman Hafizur, Luby Stephen P, Bondy-Denomy Joseph, Santosham Mathuram, Andrews Jason R, Saha Samir K, Saha Senjuti
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BACKGROUND: With the rise in fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella Typhi and the recent emergence of ceftriaxone resistance, azithromycin is one of the last oral drugs available against typhoid for which resistance is uncommon. Its increasing use, specifically in light of the ongoing outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, cotrimoxazole,...
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