Irrational use of azithromycin in typhoid endemic areas: A challenge on multidrug-resistant typhoid treatment

Typhoid is a food-borne fatal disease caused by Salmonella typhi. It causes inflammation of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea, fever, headache, cough, and muscle pain. Improved hygiene has resulted marked decline typhoid fever cases many developed countries. However, significant emerge low middle-income countries annually, including Pakistan. accounts for larger percentage acute febrile illnesses Azithromycin only effective drug used multidrug-resistant typhoid. The emergence resistance been more concern recent years due to its irrational use azithromycin. considered last antibiotic eradicate from In this article, we express our azithromycin Pakistan effect on country.