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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2022

Typhoid in Pakistan: Challenges, Efforts, and Recommendations.

Zoaib Habib Tharwani, Prince Kumar, Yumna Salman, Zarmina Islam, Shoaib Ahmad, Mohammad Yasir Essar

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Article in Infection and drug resistance, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Exploring the Antimicrobial Resistance Profile ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  8. Typhoid in Bangladesh: Challenges, efforts, and recommendations.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022
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  9. Combatting extensively drug-resistantPathogens and global health
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Zoaib Habib TharwaniFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Prince KumarFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Yumna SalmanFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4181-9066
Zarmina IslamFaculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shoaib AhmadDistrict Head Quarters Teaching Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Mohammad Yasir EssarKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.ORCID 0000-0002-6554-7619

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Typhoid, and its extra drug resistant form which is highly prevalent Pakistan, is increasing the burden on healthcare through multiple factors. These range from lack of sanitation, the collapsing economy, and poor access to clean drinking water which have made it arduous for the government and various other organizations in containing it. With the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment of typhoid became a challenge as focus was driven towards limiting the COVID-19 spread, and hence preferential use of antibiotics such as azithromycin may limit future empirical antibiotic therapy for typhoid. Socioeconomic disparities and geographical as well as demographic barriers further limit access to appropriate typhoid management. Lastly, illiteracy and self-medication with antibiotics may predispose Pakistan to another outbreak of typhoid. These concerns, although largely unaddressed effectively, need immediate action. Previously, the government and international organizations have made efforts to control the spread through the introduction of TCV as a part of EPI and awareness, additional improvements are needed. These include: improving access to telemedicine in rural areas, extensive vaccination programs, and routine awareness programs especially in schools.

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COVID-19healthcarePakistantyphoidvaccinewater sanitation

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PMCPMC9114442

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