Brief Answer:
Get a
blood culture, malarial test and dengue Igm
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Typhoid fever usually presents with high grade fever and usually responds lately. The proper diagnosis can only be made after a week. With in first week one should go for blood culture, antigen (widal) becomes positive in second week, stool culture in 3rd week and urine culture in 4th week giving mnemonic XXXXXXX ...
You can go for blood culture, but if have taken antibiotic, then may not grow the bacteria.
Recommended treatment regimen includes cefixime 400 mg twice daily, or
ceftriaxone 1g twice daily, or
azithromycin 500mg once daily.
At this juncture I will suggest to get checked for malaria, dengue and do blood culture. After the sample is sent, you can try combination of cefixime 400 mg twice daily and ofloxacin 400 mg twice daily...The fever will decrease gradually after 2-3 days of treatment.... For the fever try combination of
paracetamol and nimesulide twice or thrice daily as needed... You will need a prescription for these medicines, so you should consult your doctor for the same.
Best wishes
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