Isolation of multidrug-resistant Salmonella in Singapore.

Author: Yee Wei PHOON ¹ ; Yuen Yue Candice CHAN ² ; Tze Hsien KOH ³ ;
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1. Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
3. Diagnostic Bacteriology, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: azithromycin; enteric fever; resistance; salmonella
MeSH: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; therapeutic use; Azithromycin; therapeutic use; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Fluoroquinolones; therapeutic use; Gastroenteritis; drug therapy; microbiology; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Salmonella Infections; drug therapy; Salmonella enterica; drug effects; isolation & purification; Singapore
From:Singapore medical journal 2015;56(8):e142-4
CountrySingapore
Language:English
Abstract: Multidrug-resistant Salmonella is a well-recognised problem worldwide, especially in developing countries such as India, where non-typhoidal Salmonella infections and enteric fever are endemic. Antimicrobial resistance, particularly to fluoroquinolones, is common and leads to the frequent use of alternative agents, such as azithromycin. We herein describe the first reported case of azithromycin-resistant Salmonella gastroenteritis in a Singaporean patient.