Antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella typhi to quinolones & cephalosporins

From: Indian Journal of Medical Research | Date: June 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Accepted May 14, 1998

Antimicrobial sensitivity testing was carried out for 85 isolates of S. typhi by disc diffusion and microbroth dilution for estimation of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The drugs used included amoxycillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, gentamicin, netilmicin, cefuroxime, ceftizoxime, cefoperazone and ceftazidime. Ninety three per cent of our isolates were resistant to amoxycillin and chloramphenicol but total susceptibility was seen to quinolones and aminoglycosides. We also found that 3 per cent of our isolates were resistant to cephalosporins and ...

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