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What Causes Typhoid To Last More Than A Month?
My grandmother is suffering from typhoid and its been a month or more(40 days). She has still suffering from fever 98-101 and it inceases in the evening. What can be the reason...her condition is better than before but how can she recover completely.?
Thank for the suggestion in advance.
Thank for the suggestion in advance.
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Typhoid is a bacterial illness ,we acquire it by contaminated food or water . These bacteria spread through blood to bone marrow, liver, gallblader ,lymph node and other organ .Hence complete cure require a course of antibiotic with other supportive measures. First you shoud undergo 1. widal test for blod. 2. Blood culture and sensitivity testing .3. Stol culture for salmonella .
After these report you can take antibiotics as per sensitivity .
Review me with these report so that I will suggest you complete reatment .
hope you are satisfied with my answer . feel free to communicate if any query .
regards,
Dr.Manish Purohit
Infectious disease specialist
Typhoid is a bacterial illness ,we acquire it by contaminated food or water . These bacteria spread through blood to bone marrow, liver, gallblader ,lymph node and other organ .Hence complete cure require a course of antibiotic with other supportive measures. First you shoud undergo 1. widal test for blod. 2. Blood culture and sensitivity testing .3. Stol culture for salmonella .
After these report you can take antibiotics as per sensitivity .
Review me with these report so that I will suggest you complete reatment .
hope you are satisfied with my answer . feel free to communicate if any query .
regards,
Dr.Manish Purohit
Infectious disease specialist
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