Evaluation of Salmonella typhi sensitivity towards some antibiotics used for treatment typhoid fever in Nenavah province

Abstract

Abstract This search was conducted to evaluate Salmonella typhi sensitivity towards some antibiotics used for treatment typhoid fever in Nenavah province, the results showed that there is a clear differences in sensitivity of local isolates towards the used antibiotics compared with standard isolate. these isolates were sensitive to Ciprofloxacin and Norfloxacin, but effect of Tetracycline on both local and standard isolates was intermediate, as for Chloramphenicol there was a differences in sensitivity towards it, where the local isolates were sensitive, whereas, the standard isolate was resistant. One of the important that the three local isolates were resistant to the rest of other antibiotics Trimethoprim, Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Rifampin in spite of the importance of this antibiotics prescribed by the physicians of Nenavah province for Typhoid fever Treatment.

Keywords

• salmonella typhi
• antibiotics
• typhoid
• nenavah province