Abstract
Between January 2005 and December 2006, a higher incidence of paratyphoid fever (53.8%) compared to typhoid fever (44.9%) has been observed at a tertiary hospital in South India. A definite seasonal pattern of incidence is seen in paratyphoid fever (peak incidence during October-December, i.e., post monsoon period) but not in typhoid fever. Decreased fluoroquinolone susceptibility is much higher in S. Paratyphi A (98.8%) as compared to S. Typhi (46.5%). These findings are of importance in therapeutic decision making, development of vaccination strategies and implementing public health measures for disease control.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-91 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tropical Doctor |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 04-2008 |
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Vidyalakshmi, K., Yashavanth, R., Chakrapani, M., Shrikala, B., Bharathi, B., Suchitra, M., Dhanashree, B., & Dominic, R. M. S. (2008). Epidemiological shift, seasonal variation and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among enteric fever pathogens in South India. Tropical Doctor, 38(2), 89-91. https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2007.070271