Mukherjee, PMukherjee, SDalal, B KHaldar, K KGhosh, EPal, T K1991-06-012009-05-301991-06-012009-05-301991-06-01Mukherjee P, Mukherjee S, Dalal BK, Haldar KK, Ghosh E, Pal TK. Some prospective observations on recent outbreak of typhoid fever in West Bengal. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1991 Jun; 39(6): 445-8http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/87244The present study was designed to study the clinical behaviour of a recent epidemic of typhoid fever in West Bengal. Of 46 cases studied, 67% (31) had chloramphenicol resistant typhoid fever. The chloramphenicol-resistant cases were comparatively severe in nature with higher complication and mortality rates. Salmonella typhi resistant to chloramphenicol were also resistant to ampicillin, cloxaxillin and cotrimoxazole. Strains of Salmonella typhi sensitive to chloramphenicol retained their sensitivity to these other antimicrobials.engAdultChloramphenicol --therapeutic useChloramphenicol ResistanceDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansIndia --epidemiologyMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsSalmonella typhi --drug effectsTyphoid Fever --drug therapyJournal Article