Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever

Author(s):  
G. Appiah ◽  
K. Chatham-Stephens ◽  
M. Hughes ◽  
F. Medalla
BMJ ◽  
1933 ◽  
Vol 2 (3797) ◽  
pp. 710-711
Author(s):  
J. E. R. McDonagh

1931 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. James Wilson ◽  
E. M. McV. Blair

1. By means of the Old Standard bismuth sulphite medium B. typhosus was cultivated 44 times out of 50 examinations of the stools of 50 typhoid fever patients and convalescents.2. By means of the same medium B. paratyphosus B was cultivated 22 times out of 27 examinations of the stools of 27 different cases of paratyphoid fever.3. In 13 examinations of Belfast sewage in different months during 1928 and 1929, by means of the Old Standard sulphite media, B. typhosus was isolated on 10 occasions. In two examinations of Lisburn sewage B. typhosus was isolated. Although no special search for B. paratyphosus B was undertaken, this organism was isolated on two occasions from Belfast sewage. The viability of B. typhosus and B. paratyphosus B in sewage is longer than was suggested by the work of previous observers. It has been possible to cultivate B. typhosus and B. paratyphosus B from the deposit of sewage stored in a bottle at room temperature for 3 weeks. On one occasion B. typhosus was found alive at the end of 5 weeks.4. On two occasions water from the River Lagan was examined, and on one of these B. typhosus and B. paratyphosus B were cultivated.5. For the isolation of the B. enteritidis Gaertner the media gave good results in the examination of faeces from cases of food-poisoning.


Author(s):  
Albert M. Vollaard ◽  
Soegianto Ali ◽  
Suwandhi Widjaja ◽  
Henri A.G.H. van Asten ◽  
Leo G. Visser ◽  
...  

1936 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 799-808
Author(s):  
A. M. Kausman

The question of septic diseases is of twofold interest in the conditions of an infectious diseases hospital. On the one hand, the number of these diseases has shown in recent years in all countries a desire for steady growth, and medical thought cannot but pay attention to this. On the other hand, a significant number of unrecognized cases of sepsis with suspected typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, typhus, meningitis and other diseases are constantly received in questionable departments of infectious diseases hospitals. Establishing the correct diagnosis in these patients is often associated with great difficulties.


2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soegianto Ali ◽  
Albert M. Vollaard ◽  
Dennis Kremer ◽  
Adriëtte W. de Visser ◽  
Cerithsa A.E. Martina ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Atiqul Islam ◽  
Md Reaz Mobarak ◽  
Ahmed Rashidul Hasan ◽  
Mohammed Hanif

Background: Azithromycin sensitivity cannot precisely identify the strains of typhoid and paratyphoid fever for successful treatment. Most of the studies show that azithromycin is highly effective in uncomplicated typhoid fever. Very few studies have been carried out in Bangladesh to see the effectiveness and sensitivity of azithromycin in children with uncomplicated typhoid fever. Objective: To assess the clinical response of azithromycin in uncomplicated typhoid fever. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Dhaka Shishu (children) Hospital from January to December 2009. Children between 2–12 years of age with characteristic clinical presentation of uncomplicated typhoid fever with positive blood culture for S. typhi or S. paratyphi were included in this study. Patients were treated with oral azithromycin 20 mg/kg/day for 7 days in one group and intravenous ceftriaxone 100 mg/kg/day in another group. Effectiveness and sensitivity pattern were documented and compared. Results: Fifty patients were allocated randomly with azithromycin and 48 with ceftriaxone. Twenty two percent of the subjects were below 5 years and 78% above 5 years. Average time of defervescence was 4.44 ± 1.25 days in azithromycin group and 4.38 ± 1.21 days in ceftriaxone group. Response to treatment in both groups was excellent: 94% in azithromycin and 97.9% in ceftriaxone groups. The occurrence of complication was very low in both groups. Eighteen percent showed resistance to azithromycin and 2.1% to ceftriaxone. In azithromycin sensitive group 97.6% showed improvement and in resistant group 77.8% showed improvement. A good percentage of patients who were resistant to azithromycin showed clinical improvement following treatment with this drug. Conclusion: Current study recommends that azithromycin is effective in the treatment of enteric fever in children. The study also shows that some patients resistant to azithromycin showed clinical improvement following treatment with azithromycin. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v5i1.21495 J Enam Med Col 2015; 5(1): 34-38


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