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ArticleAnnals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials2017

Prevalence of current patterns and predictive trends of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhi in Sudan.

Ayman A Elshayeb, Abdelazim A Ahmed, Marmar A El Siddig, Adil A El Hussien

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Article in Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Typhoid Fever in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review, 1990-2021.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023
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Ayman A ElshayebFaculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. ayman_elshayeb@yahoo.com.
Abdelazim A AhmedFaculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Marmar A El SiddigFaculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Adil A El HussienFaculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.

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backgroundEnteric fever has persistence of great impact in Sudanese public health especially during rainy season when the causative agent Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi possesses pan endemic patterns in most regions of Sudan - Khartoum.

objectivesThe present study aims to assess the recent state of antibiotics susceptibility of Salmonella Typhi with special concern to multidrug resistance strains and predict the emergence of new resistant patterns and outbreaks.

methodsSalmonella Typhi strains were isolated and identified according to the guidelines of the International Standardization Organization and the World Health Organization. The antibiotics susceptibilities were tested using the recommendations of the Clinical Laboratories Standards Institute. Predictions of emerging resistant bacteria patterns and outbreaks in Sudan were done using logistic regression, forecasting linear equations and in silico simulations models.

resultsA total of 124 antibiotics resistant Salmonella Typhi strains categorized in 12 average groups were isolated, different patterns of resistance statistically calculated by (y = ax - b). Minimum bactericidal concentration's predication of resistance was given the exponential trend (y = n e

conclusionThis study assesses the prediction of multi-drug resistance among S. Typhi isolates by applying low cost materials and simple statistical methods suitable for the most frequently used antibiotics as typhoid empirical therapy. Therefore, bacterial surveillance systems should be implemented to present data on the aetiology and current antimicrobial drug resistance patterns of community-acquired agents causing outbreaks.

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Drug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinDisease OutbreaksForecastingHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrevalenceProbabilitySalmonella typhiSudanTyphoid FeverAnti-Bacterial AgentsCiprofloxacinAntibioticsCiprofloxacinPredictionResistanceSalmonella Typhi

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