Research Article

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

Table 3

Distribution of nalidixic acid (NA) resistant S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi.

SerovarsNalidixic acid
Resistant (%)Sensitive (%)

S. Typhi145 (89.5)17 (10.5)0.624
S. Paratyphi81 (97.6)2 (2.4)
Total226 (92.2)19 (7.8)ā€‰