Six Cases of Paratyphoid Fever Due to Salmonella Paratyphi A in Travelers Returning from Myanmar Between July 2014 and August 2015

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Sep 7;95(3):571-3. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0327. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Abstract

We report six cases of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A infections in travelers returning from Myanmar. In 2015, 31 cases of paratyphoid fever were reported in Japan, and 54.8% of those traveled to Myanmar. Among them, six patients presented to our hospital. They had traveled to Myanmar from July 2014 to August 2015 for business purposes. All six isolates were phage type 1, and they were resistant to nalidixic acid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Myanmar / epidemiology
  • Paratyphoid Fever / drug therapy
  • Paratyphoid Fever / epidemiology
  • Paratyphoid Fever / etiology
  • Paratyphoid Fever / microbiology*
  • Salmonella paratyphi A* / drug effects
  • Travel

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Azithromycin