AUTHORS Joon Cho ABSTRACT Massive intestinal bleeding as a complication of typhoid fever has rarely been reported due to the advent of antibiotics. In addition, although several literatures have been issued on ...
Read moreRegion: Asia
Spurt in waterborne diseases
Gurugram: With the arrival of monsoon, the number of patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis has witnessed a sudden spurt. According to doctors, there has ...
Read moreSix out of 48 wards constitute 55% of Ahmedabad’s typhoid cases
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has recorded 55% of total typhoid cases in six wards of the city till July 20. All the 48 wards put together recorded 430 cases, ...
Read moreAn Unusual Case of Extensively Drug Resistant Typhoid Fever
AUTHORS Jamil M. Bhatti, Yousuf Memon, Samreen Sarfaraz, Naseem Salahuddin ABSTRACT Enteric fever is a potentially fatal multisystemic illness caused primarily by Salmonella typhi and, to a lesser extent, by Paratyphi A, B, and C. ...
Read moreWith 3-tier surveillance, top Indian scientist gets ready to battle typhoid
Gagandeep Kang is obsessed with data. From her early days as a student in Vellore’s Christian Medical College (CMC) in the 90s to building a nationwide network of surveillance centres ...
Read moreWater-borne diseases see uptick in Delhi after rains
With Delhi monsoon finally setting in, doctors across the city have started noting an increase in gastro-intestinal infections such as diarrhoea, jaundice, and typhoid, and sporadic cases of dengue and ...
Read moreCDC confirms first clustered typhoid cases this year
Three people living in the same home in northern Taiwan were confirmed to be the first clustered cases of typhoid fever this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said ...
Read moreClinical Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A from Blood Specimens in a High-Endemic Setting.
AUTHORS Stephane Pouzol, Arif Mohammad Tanmoy, Dilruba Ahmed, Farhana Khanam, W. Abdullah Brooks,Golam Sarower Bhuyan, Laetitia Fabre, Juliet E. Bryant, Marie-Paule Gustin, Philippe Vanhems, Bill Carman, François-Xavier Weill, Firdausi Qadri, Samir Saha and Hubert Endtz ABSTRACT Enteric fever is a major public health concern ...
Read moreHospitals record ‘unusual’ spurt in cases of typhoid
Hospitals in Gurgaon recorded a high number of cases of typhoid fever in summer months this year, with experts labelling the situation ‘unusual’ as every year, cases start appearing around ...
Read moreDiversity of infectious aetiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in south and Southeast Asia: a systematic review
AUTHORS Kinley Wangdi, Kaushalya Kasturiaratchi, Susana Vaz Nery, Colleen L. Lau, Darren J. Gray and Archie C. A. Clements ABSTRACT Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) is caused by a multitude of diverse pathogens, with significant morbidity and mortality ...
Read more
