This is the first time we have seen an outbreak of extensively drug -
resistant typhoid.»
A landmark genomic study, with contributors from over two - dozen countries, shows the current problem of antibiotic
resistant typhoid is driven by a single clade, family of bacteria, called H58 that has now spread globally.
A landmark genomic study, with contributors from over two - dozen countries, shows the current problem of antibiotic
resistant typhoid is driven by a single clade, family of typhoid bacteria, called H58 that has now spread globally.
«In H58, these genes are becoming a stable part of the genome, which means multiply antibiotic
resistant typhoid is here to stay.»
«Antibiotic
resistant typhoid detected in countries around the world.»
Not exact matches
Currently there is an outbreak of extensively drug
resistant (XDR)
typhoid spreading through the region
We therefore classified this strain of
typhoid as extensively drug -
resistant.
Public health alerts helped physicians recognise cases of
typhoid that were
resistant to ceftriaxone, an antibiotic reserved to treat multidrug -
resistant infections.
This study shows the
typhoid strain causing the outbreak acquired an additional piece of DNA to become
resistant to multiple antibiotics, including a third - generation antibiotic.
«We have used genetic sequencing to uncover how this particular strain of
typhoid became
resistant to several key antibiotics.
However, recent studies have shown that
typhoid is becoming
resistant to the three first - line drugs used in fighting it — chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and co-trimoxazole.