Extensive drug resistant typhoid outbreak in Pakistan
Pakistan is experiencing a continuous surge of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever that began in city of Hyderabad in November 2016. This... Read More
Emergence of Ceftriaxone Resistant Salmonella Typhi in Pakistan: New resistance mechanism and plasmid acquired by Salmonella Typhi
Posted on02 Mar 2018
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A new resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi has emerged in Pakistan, further narrowing the antibiotic choices available for treatment of typhoid. The... Read More