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Antibiotyping and genotyping of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella sp. isolated from clinical samples of Lahore, Pakistan.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2022
Zahid Iqra, Sarwar Arslan, Hussain Abid, Sohail Muhammad, Amin Aatif
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AIMS: Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of XDR Salmonella among local population of Lahore and genotyping of isolates for antibiotic-resistant genes. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 200 blood samples from suspected typhoid fever patients were collected. One hundred and fifty-seven bacterial samples were...
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