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. 2020 May 22;69(20):618–622. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6920a2

TABLE. Characteristics of patients (n = 30) with extensively drug-resistant typhoid fever — United States 2018–2019.

Characteristic (no. with available information) No (%)
Sex (30)
Male
16 (53)
Age group (yrs) (30)
<2
1 (3)
2–5
6 (20)
6–11
8 (27)
12–17
5 (17)
18–41
10 (33)
Purpose of travel (26)
Visiting friends and relatives
22 (85)
Other
4 (15)
Destination within Pakistan (20)
Sindh province only
9 (45)
Sindh province and Punjab province
2 (10)
Sindh province, Punjab province, and Islamabad
1 (5)
Punjab province only
7 (35)
Punjab province and Islamabad
1 (5)
Pretravel vaccination (24)
0 (0)
Hospitalization (28)
26 (93)
Median duration of stay, days (range)
7.5 (2–19)
Intensive care unit admission (19) 3 (16)