Investigating Clinical and Biochemical Variances between Drug Resistant and Drug Susceptible Enteric Fever in Children
Background: Two main types of resistance are observed in Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi): Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) and Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR). The treatment of MDR typhoid fever often involves oral medication and intravenous therapy. When treating XDR enteric fever, the choice of antibioti...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
2025-04-01
|
| Series: | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/a0fa097e-23b4-42aa-947b-1d4414e656c1.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Background: Two main types of resistance are observed in Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi): Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) and Extensively
Drug-Resistant (XDR). The treatment of MDR typhoid fever often involves oral medication and intravenous therapy. When treating
XDR enteric fever, the choice of antibiotics depends on the patient’s clinical condition.
Objective: To determine clinical and biochemical variances between drug-resistant and drug-susceptible enteric fever in children
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Sambros Hospital, Karachi, from February
to August 2018, a total of 143 patients were admitted from age 6 months to 13 years. Data collection and analysis were conducted
using IBM SPSS, version 25.
Results: Out of the 143 patients, the majority were males (61.5%) and the mean age was 6.19±3.82 years. 15.4% had DrugSusceptible Salmonella Typhi, while 84.6% had Drug-Resistant (including MDR and XDR) S. Typhi. Duration of fever (p=0.002)
and hospital stay (p=0.025) were positively associated with drug-resistant enteric fever. Significant associations with hepatomegaly,
splenomegaly, and mesenteric lymphadenopathy were noted in the drug-resistant group. None of the laboratory parameters was
significant between the drug-sensitive and drug-resistant groups.
Conclusion: The incidence of drug-resistant enteric fever is very high with longer duration of fever and hospital stay more typhoid
complications, which could have serious consequences in the future. Clinical findings including hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and
mesenteric lymphadenopathy were found to be significantly different among the two types of enteric fever whereas laboratory
parameters were similar. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2707-3521 2708-9134 |