Abstract
The emergence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi-resistant to multiple first-line antibiotics started in the Sindh Province in Pakistan is a cause of concern in the management of typhoid fever. Recently, we experienced a case of XDR typhoid fever in a 4-year-old unvaccinated girl who contracted it during her visit to Pakistan in the summer of 2019, improved with meropenem and azithromycin. This is the first reported case of paediatric XDR typhoid diagnosed and treated in the UAE. Awareness of the on-going outbreak of XDR typhoid fever in Pakistan is very important for clinicians in the evaluation and management of febrile illnesses in a child with a history of travel to Pakistan.
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