Typhoid and paratyphoid fever: a clinical seminar

Chloromycetin in Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever

mycetin on typhoid were published about two years ago (Woodward et al., 1948), but it is only since last year that this new antibiotic has become available in India. A fair number of reports have appeared since in the literature in India and abroad which show that Chloromycetin has a specific action in typhoid fever. Typhoid fevers, apart from occasional outbreaks, have become a rarity in Weste...

Global trends in typhoid and paratyphoid Fever.

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever continue to be important causes of illness and death, particularly among children and adolescents in south-central and Southeast Asia, where enteric fever is associated with poor sanitation and unsafe food and water. High-quality incidence data from Asia are underpinning efforts to expand access to typhoid vaccines. Efforts are underway to develop vaccines that are...

A Note on Vaccine Therapy in Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever

Epidemiology of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in India.

Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is a major human bacterial infection. Although the disease is not common in industrialised countries, it remains an important and persistent health problem in developing nations. Hospital-based studies and outbreak reports from India indicate that enteric fever is a major public health problem in this country, with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi ...

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever in south-eastern Sydney, 1992-1997.

Notification records of typhoid and paratyphoid cases among residents of south-eastern Sydney during 1992-1997 were reviewed, with particular attention paid to identifying a source of infection and to completeness of follow up. Notifications comprised 30 cases of Salmonella Typhi, nine of S. Paratyphi A and five of S. Paratyphi B. These 44 cases had a median age of 20 years (range 2-62). Of the...