Pan drug-resistant Salmonella ser. Typhi septicaemia in a child- a case report

Authors

  • Nida Safdar Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Nasrullah Malik Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Summiya Nizamuddin Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Attya Rasool Department of Medical Lab Technology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8154

Keywords:

Salmonella, Antibiotics, typhoid fever, Septicaemia

Abstract

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, is a common cause of febrile illness, especially in lower-middle-income countries. The only known reservoirs of this infection are humans, and it is prevalent in areas with limited availability of clean drinking water and sanitary conditions. Lately, extensively drug-resistant Salmonella ser. Typhi (XDR S. Typhi) has emerged as one of Pakistan's most challenging public health concerns. Here, we report a case of relapsed typhoid fever in a child, in whom the isolate was found to be resistant to meropenem and azithromycin.

Keywords: Salmonella, Antibiotics, typhoid fever, Septicaemia.

Author Biographies

Nida Safdar, Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

Reesident Microbiology, Department of Pathology

Attya Rasool, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

Medical lab Technologist, Department of Pathology

Published

2023-08-15

How to Cite

Safdar, N., Malik, N., Nizamuddin, S., & Rasool, A. (2023). Pan drug-resistant Salmonella ser. Typhi septicaemia in a child- a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(9), 1909–1911. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.8154

Issue

Section

CASE REPORT