ENTERIC FEVER IN BASTAR TRIBAL REGION-PREVALENCE AND SENSITIVITY PATTERNS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 53
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Currently, antibiotic resistance in bacterial populations is one of the greatest challenges to the effective management of infectious diseases. The aim of this research was to study the prevalence of salmonella species and its sensitivity pattern in a tertiary care medical college hospital in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. MATERIAL AND METHODS From the clinical samples cultured from Jan 2010 to June 2014. 690 cases of enteric fever were isolated and investigations were carried out for antibiotic susceptibility pattern of S. typhi and S. Paratyphi Result: Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of S. typhi against various antibiotics tested were chloramphenicol 37%-52%, co-trimoxazole 22-33%, ampicillin 28-46%, ciprofloxacin 14-29%, ofloxacin 80-95%, amikacin 89%-97%, cefotaxime 56%-88%, ceftriaxone 69%-72%, ceftazidime 86-93%, and nalidixic 93-86%. Sensitivity pattern of S. Paratyphi showed 100% resistance to co-trimoxazole, 40% to ciprofloxacin while they were 100% sensitive to ofloxacin and amikacin. DISCUSSION Emergence of MDR Salmonella is the main problem of treating the patient as a consequence of extensive use of antibiotic. Resistance to antibiotic was found with increasing frequency in our study. Hence, there should be a national policy for antibiotic usage.
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Vikas Yadav, Vepada Kiran, Raj
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