What Does The Following Typhoid Report Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 4 Feb 2015

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Question : My brother aged 52 years in blood report as follows= S.Typhi "O" -positve 1 in 160dilution and S.Typhi "H" positive 1 in 320 dilution and S.Para Typhi A(H) and B(H) = negative 1 in 20 in dilution = doctor told us it can be cured by injection so he told as to take 7 days with 2 injection each day? is it very serious condition? please help me with your answer

Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It depends on his condition.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

Seeing your brother reports indicates Typhoid Infection. It can be treated easily but if neglected or improperly treated it can be serious.

Now coming to whether he needs to be treated with Injection or Tablets , it depends on his condition. If he is very sick or fever is very high or he is not tolerating tablets because of vomiting or gastritis in that case it is advisable to treat him with injections.

Hope this information was useful to you.

Any clarification feel free to ask .

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar