Typhoid Fever

Douglas William MacPherson, MD, MSc(CTM), FRCPC Reviewed 04/2024

BASICS

An uncommon enteric bacterial disease transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water
Most cases in the United States are imported from endemic areas of South or Southeast Asia and Latin ...

Assess clinical presentation and exposure history, including travel and exposures to S. typhi carriers.

Treatment of typhoid disease and chronic carrier states must be determined on an individual basis. Factors to consider include age, public health and occupational health risk (e.g., food han...

Bed rest initially and then activity as tolerated

See “General Measures.”

NPO if abdominal symptoms are severe. With improvement, begin norm...

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Marchello CS, Hong CY, Crump JA. Global Typhoid Fever Incidence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(Suppl 2):S105-S116.

Consider typhoid (along with malaria, dengue, and other travel-associated infections) in febrile travelers returning from endemic areas (Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia)....

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