Fatal Complications of Extensive Drug-Resistant Typhoid Fever: A Case Report

A Fatal Case of Ambulant Typhoid Fever

times a day, was prescribed an gg?3?. in ,1^ On the 4th day, the feversu a ^eenish morning and rose to 102.4 twcnty lo?s t^e tempatient began passing ten * , m eVen 0{ the motions a day. He did not complamt', rfmtinued perature was 102.4?F. His only and contm diarrhoea. The tongue was to be so till the end. The pulse was in keeping with the temperature and showed no dicrotism. The patient got u...

Multi-drug resistant typhoid fever with diarrhea.

OBJECTIVE To provide information about the characteristics of diarrheal stool in multi-drug resistant typhoid fever and observe the clinical course after treatment with furazolidone or ciprofloxacin. SETTING Hospital based. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty one male children who were positive for multi-drug resistant S. typhi by blood and stool cultures, having diarrhea at the time of hospitaliza...

Cefotaxime in multi drug resistant typhoid fever.

Unusual complications of typhoid fever.

Case l.V.S. a 31 year-old female, was admitted to Harare Central Hospital with a three-day history of headache, vomiting and confusion. Prior to this she had noticed generalized abdominal pains for four days. Physical examination revealed that she was pyrexial (39.8°C), pale but not icteric. The pulse rate was 138/min. with a BP of 130/70 mmHg. The heart was normal. The abdomen was diffusely te...

A Case Report "Typhoid Resistant to Chloramphenicol"

Typhoid fever is an infection caused by a strain of bacteria called Salmonella typhi, which is related to the bacteria that causes salmonella food poisoning. The infection can affect the whole body and damage multiple organs. Unless treated, this infection can have life threatening consequences. A 20 year old girl was examined suffering from high fever from one week and abdominal pain for few d...