Current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of typhoid fever

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Zulfiqar A Bhutta. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Jul 8;333(7558):78-82.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7558.78.

¹ Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. zulfiqar.bhutta@aku.edu

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Test for quinolone resistance in typhoid fever.
Parry CM, Karunanayake L, Coulter JB, Beeching NJ. Parry CM, et al. BMJ. 2006 Jul 29;333(7561):260-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7561.260-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16873871 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella Typhi.
Cooke FJ, Wain J, Threlfall EJ. Cooke FJ, et al. BMJ. 2006 Aug 12;333(7563):353-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7563.353-b. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16902221 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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