Publication: Typhoid fever in Dhulikhel hospital, Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sharma, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koju, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karmacharya, B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tamang, MD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Makaju, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nepali, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adhikari, D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-15T08:37:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-15T08:37:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description.abstract | One hundred and twelve cases of typhoid fever presenting in outpatient and emergency department of Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal were studied. In this study, it was found that 71% typhoid fever cases were less than 30 years of age group with male to female ratio of 3:1. Fever over 5 days followed by headache and chills were major presenting symptoms. Widal test and blood culture for Salmonella typhi were positive in 59% and 49% cases respectively. Two third of our study population had total leucocyte count of normal range. The fever clearance time was significantly better with ofloxacin compared to ciprofloxacin (p<0.05) and ceftriaxone compared to chloramphenicol (p<0.05). The release from treatment was significantly shorter with ceftriaxone compared to ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol (p<0.01). Ceftriaxone was found to be 100% sensitive to salmonella typhi. Amoxicillin was only 52.1% sensitive to Salmonella typhi. Early diagnosis and institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy is of paramount importance in the management of typhoid patients. Key words: Typhoid fever, salmonella typhi, fever clearance time, release from treatment | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/240 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Typhoid fever in Dhulikhel hospital, Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
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| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 192 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 188 | |
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