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Q. In cases of typhoid fever, how to asses the response to treatment? After what time do we repeat lab tests and what indicates a good response and cure in it? And if no cure, do we repeat the same treatment?
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Teaching Files/ Grand Rounds

A 10-year-old boy presented in February 2024 with fever for 4 months. His older sister had a past history of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), microbiologically diagnosed 5 years back, and who completed treatment after having recei ...
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A 4½-year-old girl presented with headache, fever for 20 days, and vomiting, and left focal convulsion for 1 day. There was no altered sensorium or focal neurological deficit. There was no contact with TB. On examination, she had bradycardia with hypertension and was drowsy. Reflexes were normal. Th ...
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