Clinical profile and outcome in enteric fever.
Indian Pediatr
;
1993 Jan; 30(1): 47-50
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-6610
ABSTRACT
Sixty five blood culture positive cases of S. typhi were studied for clinical profile. A total of 64.6% were multidrug resistant and 35.4% were chloramphenicol sensitive. In patients with multidrug resistant S. typhi the age was higher (p < 0.01), and incidence of complications such as shock (35.7%), encephalopathy (42.9%), myocarditis (14.3%) and gastric hemorrhage (4.7%) were more frequent, compared to chloramphenicol sensitive group. Cases with multidrug resistant S. typhi (MDRST) were treated with oral ciprofloxacin; the period of defervescence of fever was significantly less (p < 0.05) compared to the chloramphenicol group. Our study suggests the use of ciprofloxacin in the treatment of MDRST without any side effects.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Salmonella typhi
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Typhoid Fever
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Humans
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Ciprofloxacin
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Age Factors
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Adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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