scholarly journals Culture proven Salmonella typhi co-infection in a child with Dengue fever: a case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 1033-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rangan Srinivasaraghavan ◽  
Parameswaran Narayanan ◽  
Thandapani Kanimozhi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Dengue Outbreak ◽  
Concurrent Infections

Infectious diseases are one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Sometimes concurrent infections with multiple infectious agents may occur in one patient, which make the diagnosis and management a challenging task. The authors here present a case of co-infection of typhoid fever with dengue fever in a ten-year-old child and discuss the pertinent issues. The authors emphasize that the risk factors predicting the presence of such co-infections, if developed, will be immensely useful in areas where dengue outbreak occurs in the background of high transmission of endemic infections.

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Salmonella Typhi Presenting with Tonsillitis

2021 ◽  
pp. 294-296
Author(s):  
S. Aarifaa ◽  
Kaliannan Mayilananthi ◽  
Durga Krishnan ◽  
V. R. Mohan Rao ◽  
Praveen Srinivas
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Enteric Fever ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Oral Manifestations ◽  
Oral Ulcers

Typhoid fever is an endemic infection in developing countries like India. Oral manifestations of enteric fever and typhoid tonsillitis have rarely been reported in the literature.   We report a 20 year old male, showing tonsillitis to be an integral part of clinical presentation of typhoid fever.The patient presented with fever, throat pain and oral ulcers. Blood culture and swab from tonsils showed significant growth of Salmonella typhi.This case report adds light to tonsillitis as a rare clinical manifestation of typhoid fever.

scholarly journals Acute sensorineural hearing loss as atypical presentation of typhoid fever in adult patient

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2050313X2095854
Author(s):  
Khaled Al Khodari ◽  
Tehniyat Baig ◽  
Mohammad Husni Alkhateeb ◽  
Muhammad Naeem
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Intravenous Antibiotics ◽  
Neurological System

Salmonella Typhi is the main cause of an acute febrile, sometimes fatal, multisystemic illness called typhoid fever. The diverse presentations of this disease make it a diagnostic challenge in some patients. Involvement of the neurological system, including cochleovestibular system, is very rare with less than a handful of reported cases. This case report describes the condition of a previously healthy 23-year-old Pakistani man with acute onset of hearing loss associated with fever, headache, and disorientation. The most likely differential diagnoses were bacterial or viral meningoencephalitis, and other bacterial infections, such as Rickettsial and spirochetal diseases. Salmonella Typhi grew on blood culture; thus, treatment with intravenous antibiotics and systemic steroids was provided with excellent response. Hearing loss gradually improved and almost completely resolved within 3 to 4 weeks.

Typhoid fever with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis masquerading as dengue fever: a case report

2020 ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Wong Yin ◽  
Poh Wei ◽  
Wong Shean ◽  
Nik Hafidzah ◽  
Sharifah Suryani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

scholarly journals Comparison of Sensitivity of Salmonella Typhi Bacteria Isolate Tifoid Fever Patients And Pure Culture To Some Antibiotics In Laboratory

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Norma Farizah Fahmi ◽  
Lelly Aprilia Vidayati ◽  
Hamimmatus Zainiyah ◽  
Nailufar Firdaus
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Pure Culture ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Sensitivity Test ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Inhibition Zone Diameter ◽  
Microbiological Laboratory ◽  
Pure Cultures

Typhoid fever is one of the infectious diseases which can cause many problems in Indonesia and other developing countries. This fever occurs as a result of infections triggered by Salmonella typhi bacteria. The growth of Salmonella typhi can be inhibited using antibiotics. This study aims at investigating whether there is a difference in the sensitivity test of  Salmonella typhi bacteria in an isolate of patients with typhoid fever and pure culture in a laboratory on some antibiotics.Salmonella typhi bacteria were isolated typhoid fever suspects at one of the hospitals in Surakarta. Pure cultures of Salmonella typhi bacteria were obtained from Microbiological Laboratory of Setia Budi University. Sensitivity test of antibiotics on Salmonella typhi bacteria used diffusion method. Data on antibiotics of inhibition zone diameter (mm) of antibiotics were analyzed statistically using the Two-Way Anova test.The research results demonstrate that the sensitivity test on Salmonella typhi bacteria in an isolate of patients with typhoid fever shows resistance (R) towards amoxicillin and sensitivity (S) towards trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin. Meanwhile, pure culture shows sensitivity (S) towards trimethoprim, chloramphenicol, gentamicin, amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin. The diameter of the inhibition zone of the patient isolate is smaller than that of pure culture.

scholarly journals Case Report: Severe COVID-19 and Dengue in an Indonesian Infant

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anggraini Alam ◽  
Sri Sudarwati ◽  
Dzulfikar Djalil Lukmanul Hakim ◽  
Sally Mahdiani
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Transfusion ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Fluid Resuscitation ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Course Of Illness ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome

We report a case of a 10-month infant with dual severe infection of COVID-19 and dengue fever who was admitted to the hospital with an influenza-like illness. The patient experienced severe conditions of COVID-19 and dengue fever with shock followed by disseminated intravascular coagulation. The standard of COVID-19 care was given coupled with fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. The pitfalls of this case are how to differentiate the clinical manifestation of dengue fever in a patient with confirmed COVID-19; the difficulty to monitor the dengue course of illness of the patient in the COVID-19 isolation room; and to differentiate the severe dengue from the multisystem inflammatory syndrome-C when the patient was in critical condition. The infant recovered without sequale, but the management of new probable cases must be improved more thoroughly, especially during dengue peak period in tropical and developing countries such as Indonesia.

A rare case of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella typhi meningitis in a 9-year old: a case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 931-933
Author(s):  
Hina Bukhari ◽  
Seerat F Tu Zahra ◽  
Sarmad Zahoor ◽  
Muhammad AN Saqib ◽  
Muhammad S Afzal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Routine Testing ◽  
High Burden ◽  
Extensively Drug Resistant ◽  
Culture Sensitivity

Meningitis caused by Salmonella typhi is rare and is generally seen in infants. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy with extensively drug-resistant S. typhi meningitis. The patient was diagnosed using a culture sensitivity test and successfully treated with meropenem. Culture sensitivity may be included in routine testing for the diagnosis of S. typhi especially in developing countries due to high burden of disease and emergence of drug resistance.

scholarly journals Developing countries: health round-trip

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 020-028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lourdes Moreno Cea ◽  
Virginia Fernández Espinilla ◽  
Gema Ruíz López del Prado ◽  
Cristina Hernán García ◽  
Javier Cepeda Casado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Travel Medicine ◽  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
International Travel ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Round Trip ◽  
Risk Of Exposure

International travel can pose various risks to health, depending both on the health needs of the traveller and on the type of travel to be undertaken. Travellers intending to visit a destination in a developing country should consult a travel medicine clinic or medical practitioner before the journey. General precautions can greatly reduce the risk of exposure to infectious agents. Vaccination is a highly effective method of preventing certain infectious diseases. The aim of this study is to know the risks involved and the best way to prevent them.

scholarly journals Dengue Typhoid Co-infection: a New Threat

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-97
Author(s):  
Md Mahmudur Rahman Siddiqui ◽  
Quazi Tarikul Islam ◽  
Mohammad Shahidul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Acute Febrile Illness ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Common Clinical Presentation

Acute febrile illness is the most common clinical presentation among patients attending to doctor in developing countries. In Bangladesh, dengue and typhoid fever have emerged as major public health problems. Co-infection with both these diseases is rarely reported and are known to present with overlapping symptoms making the clinical diagnosis difficult. The exact incidence of dengue and typhoid co-infection is not known. Here we report a case of co-infection of dengue fever with typhoid fever. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 10, No. 1: Jan 2019, P 96-97

scholarly journals Laboratory Diagnosis of Enteric Fever: A Review Update

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Safia Sultana ◽  
Md Abdoullah Al Maruf ◽  
Rabeka Sultana ◽  
Shahanaz Jahan
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Laboratory Diagnosis ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Molecular Methods ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Presenting Symptoms

The diagnosis of typhoid fever on clinical presentations alone is difficult, as the presenting symptoms are diverse and similar to those observed with other febrile illnesses, especially during the first weeks of the infection. Therefore, laboratory-based investigations are essential for supporting the diagnosis of the disease. The “gold standard” for diagnosis of typhoid fever is the isolation of Salmonella typhi from appropriate samples including blood, bone marrow aspirates, stool, urine and rose spots. This facility is not available in many areas where the disease is endemic. Serodiagnosis depends upon the 100-year-old Widal test, and other serological diagnostic tools have limitations because of their low sensitivity and/or specificity. The development of molecular methods for diagnosis of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever has improved the sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis. One of the molecular methods, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the most sensitive and rapid method to detect microbial pathogens in clinical specimens. Antigen detection has not been investigated for well over three decades and detecting an immune response specific for typhoid fever has been done only with antibody detection. There is an urgent need for the rational design and evaluation of effective and appropriate diagnostics for typhoid fever which must include the emerging threat of S. typhi. However, monitoring of antibiotic susceptibility patterns will ensure that signs of developing resistance are detected early and that the appropriate action is taken. Therefore, this present review has been designed to describe the different diagnostic procedure of typhoid fever. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016;3(2):43-51

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