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Posted On : 15 Oct 2023

How typhoid carriers are diagnosed, what are the symptoms and how should they be treated?

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Shadi Noorizadeh

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stool culture, urine culture
without symptoms
antibiotic therapy like fluoroquinolons and cholecystectomy if needed

1 year ago

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Hadiza Abdullahi

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Serology antigen antibody reaction, stool culture

1 year ago

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OgahTimothy ejuorulim

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stool culture, serological antibody-antigen agglutination test.
headache, nausea, burging, blotting, weakness of the body
antibiotics like cephasporins etc

1 year ago

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OgahTimothy ejuorulim

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serological antibody-antigen reaction, stool culture

1 year ago

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OgahTimothy ejuorulim

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serological antibody-antigen reaction

1 year ago

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On the basis of stool cultures and if they show salmonella typhi in spite of treatment of fever. They are asymptomatic. They should be treated with antibiotics with a sensitive drug for 2-3 weeks.

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