Table 4.
Antibiotic Resistance Rates of Clinical Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Isolates in SSA
| Country | Antibiotic Resistance Rates (%) of Clinical S. Typhi Isolates | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolates | TET | COT | CHL | CAZ | CTX | CIP | NAL | CRO | AMP | ||
| Kenya | 144 | 73 | 70 | 72 | ND | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 72 | [69] |
| Uganda | 18 | 83 | ND | 83 | ND | ND | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 83 | [81] |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 83.3 | 50 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 50 | 16.7 | ND | [82] |
| Ethiopia | 6 | ND | 66.7 | 16.7 | ND | 100 | 16.7 | 100 | 0 | 83.3 | [83] |
| DRC | 470 | ND | ND | 54.9 | ND | ND | 24.5 | ND | ND | 70 | [84] |
| Nigeria | 440 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ND | 27.3 | 27.3 | ND | ND | 100 | [85] |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | >45 | ND | >90 | ND | ND | 22 | <5 | 0 | >90 | [86] |
Abbreviations: TET, tetracycline; COT, cotrimoxazole; CHL, chloramphenicol; CAZ, ceftazidime; CTX, cefotaxime; CIP, ciprofloxacin; NAL, nalidixic acid; CRO, ceftriaxone; AMP, ampicillin; ND, not done.