Mild typhoid fever.
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A series of 100 Zimbabwean children aged between 5 months and 13 years with culture positive typhoid fever is presented. The disease was found to be fairly mild with a low prevalence of complications, and no patient in the series died. Possible explanations for the relative mildness of typhoid in this paediatric population are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 61 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986