Chloamophenicol resistant typhoid fever

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1993

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Sri Lanka Medical Association

Abstract

We report a patient with typhoid fever caused by a strain of Salmonella typhi which was resistant to chloramphenicol. This is the first documentation of chloramphenicol resistant Salmonella typhi in Sri Lanka.

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Typhoid Fever, Typhoid Fever-drug therapy, Typhoid Fever-microbiology, Salmonella typhi-drug effects, Penicillins-therapeutic use, Gentamicins-therapeutic use, Chloramphenicol Resistance, Microbial Sensitivity Tests

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The Ceylon Medical Journal. 1993; 38(1): pp.33-34

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http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1174

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