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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2009

Increasing rates and clinical consequences of nalidixic acid-resistant isolates causing enteric fever in returned travellers: an 18-year experience.

S Hume, T Schulz, P Vinton, T Korman, J Torresi

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Travel-Related Antimicrobial Resistance: A Systematic Review.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021
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  7. Decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi infections in ill-returned travellers: the impact on clinical outcome and future treatment options.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2013
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

S HumeVictorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia. sam.hume@mh.org.au
T Schulz
P Vinton
T Korman
J Torresi
Monash Medical Centre · AUThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AUAustin Hospital · AU

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the rate and clinical consequences of nalidixic acid-resistant (NAR) isolates in travellers with enteric fever presenting to a hospital in a developed country. We retrospectively examined microbiologically confirmed cases of enteric fever in adult returned travellers over an 18-year period presenting to two tertiary referral hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. There were 59 cases of Salmonella typhi infection, 43 cases of S. paratyphi A infection and two cases of S. paratyphi B infection. Most patients reported recent travel to India (36%) or Indonesia (29%). NAR isolates were commonly encountered (41% of all isolates), particularly from India (75%), Pakistan (80%) and Bangladesh (60%). The number of NAR isolates increased progressively after 2003. Patients with NAR isolates had prolonged mean fever clearance time (5.6 vs. 3.3 days, P = 0.03) and prolonged hospital stay (7.9 vs. 5.7 days, P = 0.02) compared to non-resistant isolates. This represents the largest report of NAR enteric fever in returned travellers. NAR isolates predominate in cases of enteric fever from South Asia and result in prolonged fever clearance time and hospital stay. Empiric therapy with alternative antibiotics such as ceftriaxone or azithromycin should be considered in patients with suspected enteric fever from this region.

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Drug Resistance, BacterialTravelAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAustraliaFemaleHospitalizationHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNalidixic AcidParatyphoid FeverAnti-Bacterial AgentsNalidixic Acid

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