In four cases of typhoid fever where the Widal test was positive, the urine was negative for urobilin, and in two cases of Malta fever where the agglutination test was positive, the urine was found free from urobilin. Out of 1,124 blood films examined malignant tertian malaria parasites were found in 137, benign tertian malaria parasites in 47, and quartan malaria parasites in one, thus showing...

Background & Objectives: Typhoid Ileal perforation is a common problem seen in tropical countries. Over the years advances in the treatment of typhoid fever has decreased the incidence of typhoid ileal perforation. This study is conducted to throw a light on prognostic factors in the surgical outcome of typhoid ileal perforations. Methodology: Fifty consecutive patients clinically diagnosed as ...

Enteric fever was a marked problem allover the world in domestic pets and it plays a major role in zoonosis to contact human. The target of our investigation to confirm diagnosis of enteric fever caused by S. paratyphi A using rapid Widal test and isolation and identification of the causative organism. Also the present study was aimed to evaluate clinically and clinicopathologically by a field ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Typhoid fever is a global health problem and is also endemic in India. An outbreak of fever occurred in January 2014 in Jorhat Town in Assam, India. Here we report the results of an investigation done to find out the aetiology and source of the outbreak. METHODS The affected areas were visited on January 23, 2014 by a team of Jorhat district Integrated Disease Surveill...