In a recent review study, researchers from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, TN Medical College & B Y L Nair (BYLN) ...
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Superbugs: New strain of ‘highly’ drug resistant typhoid detected
Highly drug resistant strains of typhoid fever have been discovered in Bangladesh, raising concerns that antibiotics could be rendered an ineffective treatment for the disease within just a few years.
Read moreTyphoid Fever Cases Increasing Among U.S. Kids, but Risk Still Low
Typhoid fever remains rare in the United States, but cases are increasing. Gaps in vaccinations and emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains reinforce the need for careful attention to the disease, ...
Read more‘Frightening’ drug-resistant strain of typhoid spreads in Pakistan
A strain of Salmonella Typhi resistant to all but one antibiotic is spreading in Pakistan, where over 2,000 people have been infected in the past six months. This is the ...
Read morePakistan pins hope on typhoid vaccine as it battles superbug outbreak
Pakistan launches typhoid conjugate vaccine
The government of Pakistan has become the first country to approve the nationwide rollout of a typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) following new evidence of the spread of an unusual typhoid ...
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Typhoid superbug in Pakistan raises fears of global antibiotic failure
Pakistan’s newest health challenge: The typhoid superbug
The story of a family with three children severely ill with typhoid illustrates the devastating impact of typhoid in Pakistan Drug resistance in typhoid is a growing problem in Pakistan, ...
Read more‘Superbug’ typhoid a perfect storm
Extensively drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan and anti-vaccination rumors make the typhoid “superbug” outbreak a perfect storm
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