Typhoid Flashcards
1
Q
Laboratory features
A
Leukopenia (leukocytosis bowel perf)
Left shift
Decreased/absent eosinophils
Mild increase liver enzymes
2
Q
Chloramphenicol
- benefits
- SES
- problems
A
- highly eficacious
- SEs: haemotological (anaemia, leukopenia, BM aplasia)
- does not reduce transitory/chronic carrier state / relapse rate
- some resistant S typhi
3
Q
High risk for salmonella dissemination
A
BF children, geriatric pts Children traveling to DCs Haemolytic anaemia SLE AIDS
