학술논문
Risk Factors of Extensively Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever Among Children in Karachi: Case-Control Study
Document Type
article
Author
Source
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 7, Iss 5, p e27276 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2369-2960
Abstract
BackgroundExtensively drug resistant typhoid fever (XDR-TF) has been responsible for an ongoing outbreak in Pakistan, which began in November 2016. ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with XDR-TF. MethodsThis age- and sex-matched case-control study was conducted during May-October 2018 in Karachi. All patients with XDR-TF were identified from the laboratory-based surveillance system data. Cases included patients aged