Detection and clearance treatment of typhoid fever patient in Cai Lay district (Tien Giang), 1998-1999
- Author:
Quang Chan Luong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2001;11(3):38-44
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
During 1998-1999, among 403 typhoid fever patients at CaiLay district hospital, 359 cases were taken blood culture. The positive blood culture rate was 14,8%. 44 positive cases were followed up for stool culture after the treatment. The positive stool culture rate was 10% in 1998 and 0% in 1999. Suspected typhoid fever cases and positive blood culture cases were mainly from 5 to 19 years-old with the peak at age group from 5 to 9 years-old. Typhoid fever rate was high from the end of dry season and during the rainy season. Among positive blood culture cases, S.typhi was isolated in 50/53 cases and S. paratyphi in 3/53 cases. Resistance rates to ampicilline and Bactrim were over 90%, to chloramphenicole and amoxicilline over 80%. Sensitive rates to ciprofoxacin were 90%.
