Ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in a pregnant traveller returning from Karachi, Pakistan to Denmark, 2019
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We describe a ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella Typhi bacteraemia in a pregnant woman returning from a family visit in Pakistan. Whole genome sequencing confirmed similarity to a Pakistani outbreak clone. Pregnancy and unawareness of this outbreak delayed appropriate antibiotic therapy. Concurrently, we detected faecal carriage of a carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli. Awareness of the ongoing outbreak should affect empiric treatment of typhoid fever and hygiene precautions in travellers returning from Pakistan. Meropenem may be warranted in severe cases.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 21 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 1025-496X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2019 |
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