Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever: Introduction

A gastrointestinal condition mainly in the developing world. It is caused by a bacterial infection, usually as a form of food poisoning. Typhoid fever is unrelated to the similarly named typhus (a tick-borne infection).

Symptoms of Typhoid fever

• No symptoms - if only a mild exposure; some people become "carriers" of typhoid.
• Fever
• Headache
• Constipation
• Malaise
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Typhoid fever: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Typhoid fever:

• Intestinal hemorrhage
• Frank perforation
• Peritonitis
• Confusion
• Delirium
• Coma
• Death
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Typhoid fever

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Diagnostic Tests for Typhoid fever

• Blood culture
• Stool culture
• Urine culture
• Blood antibody tests
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Typhoid fever?

• Misdiagnosis of Typhoid fever
• Failure to diagnose Typhoid fever
• Undiagnosed: Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever: Medical Mistakes

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Misdiagnosis and Typhoid fever

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Typhoid fever: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
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  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Poisoning / Toxicology Specialists:
  • Medical Toxicology (Poisoning Specialists)
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
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Causes of Typhoid fever

• Salmonella typhi
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Treatments for Typhoid fever

• Hospitalization
• Antibiotics
• Chloramphenicol
• Ampicillin
• Ceftriaxone
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Typhoid fever

Medical news articles related to Typhoid fever include:

• Study Reveals How Salmonella 'Hijacks' Cells
• Raw Nuts Could Be Salmonella Source in Pistachios: Report
• FDA Investigating Salmonella-Tainted Pistachios
• Obama Orders Review of FDA in Salmonella Outbreak
• U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Typhoid fever

Medical research articles related to Typhoid fever include:

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• Typhoid fever
• Notifiable disease
• Notification
• There seems to be differing views between surgeries as to whether we can charge our NHS patients for travel vaccinations. Is there any guidance on this?
• Typhoid
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Typhoid fever

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Clinical Trials for Typhoid fever

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Typhoid fever include:

• Salmonella Typhi Vi O-Acetyl Pectin-rEPA Conjugate Vaccine - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vi O-acetyl pectin-rEPA vaccine
• Evaluation of the Safety, Immunogenicity and Compatibility With DTP of an Investigational Vi-rEPA(2) Conjugate Vaccine for Typhoid Fever When Administered to Infants in Vietnam Concurrently With DTP - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Vi-rEPA(2) Conjugate Vaccine
• Long Term Protection by and Persistence of Vi Antibodies Induced by Vi-rEPA Conjugate Vaccines in Vietnamese Children Injected at 2-5 Years or at 5-8 Years of Age - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation of the Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine Against Typhoid Fever - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combined Vi Vaccination and Health Education Program on the Burden of Typhoid in Childhood - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Prevention of Typhoid fever

Prevention information for Typhoid fever has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Typhoid fever.

• Typhoid fever vaccine - gives temporary protection
• Avoid contamined water
• Good hygiene
• Boil drinking water
• Sterilize drinking water
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Typhoid fever

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Typhoid fever: Broader Related Topics

• Parasitic Conditions
• Bacterial diseases
• Food poisoning
• Waterborne Diseases
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Types of Typhoid fever

Types of Typhoid fever

• Paratyphoid fever
• Brion-Kayser disease
• Schottmuller's disease
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Typhoid fever

Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. (Source: excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD)

Definitions of Typhoid fever:

An acute systemic febrile infection caused by SALMONELLA TYPHI, a serotype of SALMONELLA ENTERICA. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water - (Source - WordNet 2.1)