Ceftriaxone resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A identified in a case of enteric fever: first case report from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enteric fever is an acute systemic infectious disease associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), with a global burden of 14.3 million cases. Cases of enteric fever or paratyphoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A (S. Para A) have been found to rise in many endemic and non-endemic countries. Drug resistance is relatively uncommon in S. Para A. Here we report a case of paratyphoid fever caused by ceftriaxone resistant S. Para A from Pakistan.

Case presentation

A 29-year-old female presented with a history of fever, headache, and shivering. Her blood culture revealed a S. Para A isolate (S7), which was resistant to ceftriaxone, cefixime, ampicillin and ciprofloxacin. She was prescribed oral A

SUBMITTER: Irfan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature