@article{Roka_Pandaya_Ferdous_Pandey_Pokhrel_Shrestha_Alam_Billah_Ahamed_2016, title={Susceptibility to patterns of ciprofloxacin among nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella isolates collected in Banepa, Nepal from enteric fever patients}, volume={89}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/jbr/article/view/5527}, DOI={10.4081/jbr.2016.5527}, abstractNote={The present study determined the susceptibility to ciprofloxacin of nalidixic acid resistant <em>Salmonella</em> (NARS) isolated from enteric fever patients at Scheer Memorial Hospital, Banepa, Nepal, from June 2012 to December 2012. The antimicrobial sensitivity to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin was determined using modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion and broth dilution method according to the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute. <em>Salmonella</em> was isolated from 34 out of 992 (3.43%) blood cultures collected during the study period, and 10 (29.4%) isolates were identified as <em>Salmonella enterica</em> serotype Typhi, while 24 (70.6%) were identified as <em>Salmonella enterica</em> serotype Paratyphi. Out of the total isolates, 31 (91.2%) were nalidixic acid-resistant <em>Salmonella</em> (NARS). Among NARS, the minimum inhibitory concentration values for ciprofloxacin ranged from 0.25 to 2 mg/L and were constantly higher than those shown by the nalidixic acid-susceptible <em>Salmonella</em>. Therefore, in typhoid <em>Salmonella</em> nalidixic acid resistance may be the indicator of decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin.}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Biological Research - Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale}, author={Roka, Girija and Pandaya, Subash and Ferdous, Md. Reyad-ul and Pandey, Manson and Pokhrel, Naba Raj and Shrestha, Rashmi and Alam, Tamara Towshin and Billah, Md. Mustahsan and Ahamed, Sayed Koushik}, year={2016}, month={Dec.} }