Original article: Current Pattern in Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Enteric Fever In A Private Medical College

Background and objectives: Enteric fever continues to be an important health problem in Bangladesh. Emerging drug resistance adds magnitude to this problem. Only surveillance stud-ies can help form guidelines for therapy under such a situation. The present study was under-taken to determine the current pattern in antimicrobial susceptibility of enteric fever cases in a private medical college and to find out the incidence of multidrug resistant (MDR) cases. Study design: Hospital based observational study. Enteric fever is a major cause of morbidity in Bangladesh and other developing countries. The worldwide incidence of enteric fever is estimated to be approximately 22 million cases annually with