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International Journal of Microbiology
Volume 2017 (2017), Article ID 2869458, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2869458
Research Article

Enteric Fever Caused by Salmonella enterica Serovars with Reduced Susceptibility of Fluoroquinolones at a Community Based Teaching Hospital of Nepal

Anjeela Bhetwal,1 Anjila Maharjan,1 Puspa Raj Khanal,1 and Narayan Prasad Parajuli1,2

1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
2Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Services, Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Correspondence should be addressed to Anjeela Bhetwal; moc.liamg@560aleejna

Received 10 July 2017; Revised 7 October 2017; Accepted 18 October 2017; Published 6 November 2017

Academic Editor: Karl Drlica

Copyright © 2017 Anjeela Bhetwal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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