Document Type
Article
Department
Emergency Medicine; Pathology and Microbiology; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract
Objective: To determine the use of pefloxacin as a surrogate marker to detect fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin) susceptibility against Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A.
Methods: The prospective, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from September 2016 to March 2018, and comprised Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A isolates of blood cultures. Disk susceptibility tests and broth microdilution to test minimum inhibitory concentration were performed as per standard guidelines. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Results: Of the 138 isolates, 91(66%) were intermediate resistant to ciprofloxacin but were resistant to pefloxacin, 42(30%) were resistant to both ciprofloxacin and pefloxacin, and 5(4%) were susceptible to both ciprofloxacin and pefloxacin. Of the isolates that were intermediate resistant to ciprofloxacin, 85(93%) had minimum inhibitory concentration range0.12-0.5mg\L, while 6(7%) had MIC>1mg\L (p<0.0001).
Conclusions: Pefloxacin disk diffusion test was found to be reliable in detecting fluoroquinolone resistance among enteric fever causing Salmonella.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Moin, S.,
Zeeshan, M.,
Laiq, S.,
Raheem, A.,
Zafar, A.
(2020). Use of pefloxacin as a surrogate marker to detect ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Salmonella enterica serotypes typhi and paratyphi A. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(1), 96-99.
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