de Silva Hj, R. Wijewickrema, Thevanesam
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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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.
Key concepts: Typhoid fever, Chloramphenicol, Salmonella typhi, Medicine, Salmonella, Microbiology, Enteric fever, Virology