These tools are timely, providing a range of options for targeted detection of XDR S. Typhi in the laboratory or nearer to the point of care. These assays have the potential to improve resistance-guided therapy for S. Typhi, which is important given the increasing prevalence of XDR S. Typhi in endemic regions of Pakistan, and increasing case reports globally.
Sweeney et al. (2026) studied this question.