Typhoid fever in Southern Viet Nam from 1991 to 1997
- Author:
Sac Kim Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1998;8(4):89-92
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In the Mekong Delta, the incidence of typhoid fever has an increasing trend. The highest morbidity rate is observed at Dong Thap province. Outbreaks of typhoid fever usually occur during the rainy season of the year. Most of the clinical isolation pf S.typhi are found resistant to chloramphenicol. Recently the emergency of nalidixic acid-resistant strains has been also observed
