Antimicrobial Sensitivity in Enterobacteria from AIDS Patients, Zambia
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- James Mwansa; Kabanga Mutela; Isaac Zulu; Beatrice Amadi; Paul Kelly
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 92-93 (2002)
- Subject
- antimicrobial resistance
enterobacteria
septicemia
diarrhea
Africa
HIV infection
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
1080-6059
Enterobacteria contribute to two serious clinical syndromes seen in African AIDS patients: diarrhea and septicemia. In West Africa, prophylaxis with sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SXT) reduced illnesses. We report reduced sensitivity of enterobacteria to available antimicrobial agents in Zambia, with only 22% of nontyphoidal salmonellae and 6% of shigellae sensitive to SXT.