study of the manifestations of a group of typhoid fever patients in 1984 in Bahrain

ABSTRACT

The manifestations of typhoid fever were studied in 50 patients who were admitted to salmaniya medical center, Bahrain during the typhoid outbreak in the summer months of 1984. young adults and those with reduced glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase activity were predominantly affected. There were no deaths. The results of drug therapy indicated an earlier response if chloramphenicol or cotrimoxazole were used rather than ampicillin as first line treatment