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Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen... Sep 2013From January to September 2013, a marked increase in notifications of Salmonella Paratyphi A infections among travellers returning from Cambodia occurred in France. An...
From January to September 2013, a marked increase in notifications of Salmonella Paratyphi A infections among travellers returning from Cambodia occurred in France. An investigation revealed 35 cases without a common source: 21 in France, five in Germany, three in the Netherlands, one in Norway, one in the United Kingdom, four in New-Zealand. Data suggest an ongoing event that should trigger further investigation. Travellers to Cambodia should observe preventive measures including good personal hygiene and food handling practices.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cambodia; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Notification; Female; France; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Paratyphoid Fever; Population Surveillance; Salmonella paratyphi A; Travel; Young Adult
PubMed: 24094059
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.39.20594 -
Postgraduate Medical Journal Feb 1972The varicus preparations of TAB vaccines proposed in the past and/or available for use at present, together with the methods suggested for the vaccination procedures,... (Review)
Review
The varicus preparations of TAB vaccines proposed in the past and/or available for use at present, together with the methods suggested for the vaccination procedures, are described. The difficultics of interpreting the serologic diagnostic tests (Widal Test) and the possible dangers of vaccination during an epidemic (provocation typhoid) are discussed.
Topics: Acetone; Alcohols; Antibodies; Disease Outbreaks; Hot Temperature; Humans; Injections, Intradermal; Injections, Subcutaneous; Paratyphoid Fever; Phenols; Typhoid Fever; Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines; Vaccination
PubMed: 4622606
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.48.556.98 -
Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of... Nov 1999
Review
Topics: Humans; Paratyphoid Fever; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Serologic Tests; Typhoid Fever
PubMed: 10635803
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Journal of Travel Medicine Jan 2018Enteric fever in France is primarily travel-associated. Characteristics of paediatric cases are scarce and information from field studies in endemic countries might not...
BACKGROUND
Enteric fever in France is primarily travel-associated. Characteristics of paediatric cases are scarce and information from field studies in endemic countries might not be generalizable to non-endemic countries.
METHODS
In this retrospective study, we reviewed all cases of typhoid and paratyphoid fever treated in a French paediatric tertiary care centre from 1993 to 2015.
RESULTS
Fifty cases of enteric fever due to Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (n = 44) and Paratyphi (n = 6) were identified. Sixty-one percent of the children had travelled to Africa and 34% to the Indian subcontinent. Among travel-associated cases, 85% were visiting friends and relatives (VFR). Ninety-six percent had high fever associated with gastrointestinal symptoms. Anaemia (66%), elevated C-reactive protein (80%), transaminitis (87%) and mild hyponatremia (50%) were the main biological findings. Blood cultures were positive in 90% of cases. Twelve strains (24%) were resistant at least to one antibiotic, and all of them had been isolated since 2003, increasing the resistance rate during this last period to 43% (12/28). Ceftriaxone was administered to 71 patients for a median duration of 6 days (interquartile range (IQR): 4-8). The median time to apyrexia after the onset of treatment was 4 days (IQR: 2-5 days). Complications occurred in nine children with five (10%) presenting neurologic disorders. All 50 patients recovered.
CONCLUSION
In France, paediatric enteric fever is mainly a travel-associated disease and occurs in patients returning from a prolonged stay in an endemic area. Children VFR are at high risk and should be a priority target group for pre-travel preventive measures. The increase in antibiotic resistance reflects the situation in endemic countries and is a major concern.
Topics: Africa; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; France; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Indonesia; Male; Paratyphoid Fever; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Salmonella paratyphi A; Salmonella typhi; Tertiary Care Centers; Travel; Travel-Related Illness; Typhoid Fever
PubMed: 30060197
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay059 -
JNMA; Journal of the Nepal Medical... Mar 2021Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever commonly called as enteric fever is a life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella serotype Typhi and Salmonella serotype Paratyphi,...
INTRODUCTION
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever commonly called as enteric fever is a life-threatening illness caused by Salmonella serotype Typhi and Salmonella serotype Paratyphi, respectively. It is a major public health issue in underdeveloped and developing countries. The aim of the study is to find out the prevalence of enteric fever pathogens in blood culture of patients attending a tertiary care centre.
METHODS
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 3483 blood samples of patients attending a tertiary care centre, with the history and symptoms suspicious of enteric fever during one year period from mid-September 2019 to mid-September 2020 after ethical approval from the institutional review committee. Isolates were identified by standard microbiological methods and tested for in vitro antibiotic susceptibility by modified kirby-bauer disc diffusion method. The obtained data was entered and analyzed in WHONET 5.6 program, point estimate at 95% was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.
RESULTS
In our study, enteric fever pathogens were isolated from 18 (0.51%) blood samples. Out of which, Salmonella Paratyphi A was isolated from 10 (8.19%) and Salmonella Typhi was isolated from 8 (6.55%) blood samples. Other serotypes were not isolated. Antimicrobial susceptibility test showed that salmonella species that was isolated were sensitive to most of the drugs.
CONCLUSIONS
Prevalence of enteric fever pathogens was lesser compared to other studies. Varying degrees of antibiotic resistance among isolated enteric fever pathogens necessitates continuous surveillance of the susceptibility patterns. Prudent use of antimicrobials, active infection control practices and stringent antibiotic policy should be implemented to prevent emergence of antibiotic resistance and future outbreaks.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Blood Culture; Cross-Sectional Studies; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Paratyphoid Fever; Prevalence; Salmonella typhi; Tertiary Care Centers; Typhoid Fever
PubMed: 34506445
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.5748 -
Journal of Travel Medicine 2009
Review
Topics: Humans; Mass Vaccination; Paratyphoid Fever; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella typhi; Travel; Typhoid Fever; Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines
PubMed: 19192128
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00273.x -
Clinical Infectious Diseases : An... Jun 2006We describe a case of relapsed paratyphoid fever in which the isolate had reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin due to a rare mutation within the gyrA gene....
We describe a case of relapsed paratyphoid fever in which the isolate had reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin due to a rare mutation within the gyrA gene. 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scanning identified deep-seated infection including unsuspected aortitis and highlights the utility of novel imaging techniques to improve our understanding and treatment of this disease.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Paratyphoid Fever; Recurrence; Salmonella paratyphi A
PubMed: 16652303
DOI: 10.1086/503562 -
Journal of Travel Medicine Jan 2018
Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Asia; Electrocardiography; Heart Conduction System; Humans; Israel; Male; Paratyphoid Fever; Salmonella paratyphi A; Travel
PubMed: 30376076
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/tay111 -
British Medical Journal Oct 1953
Topics: Dairy Products; Flour; Food; Paratyphoid Fever
PubMed: 13094092
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Clinical Proceedings - Children's... 1946
Topics: Acute Disease; Appendicitis; Humans; Paratyphoid Fever; Tick Paralysis
PubMed: 20275908
DOI: No ID Found