DENG Hui, et al. Clinical analysis on 78 cases of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2005,(1):143-145. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2005.01.044.
Objective:To investigate the clinical features of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever in Chongqing.Methods:A retrospective study was designed to analyze 78 cases of typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever from 1999 to 2003.Results:The proportion of typhoid fever was decreased
but the proportion of paratyphoid fever rose from 20% in 1999 to 55.6% in 2003.The clinical manifestations included fever
relative bradycardia
hepatosplenomegaly
leukopenia and diarrhea
infrequently as roseola and indifferent expressions.The complications mostly manifested as toxic hepatitis and bronchopneumonia.Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever were sensitive to fluoro -quinolones and the third generation cephalothins.Conclusion:In recent years proportion of paratyphoid fever tend to rise.Fluoro-quinolones still remain the drug of choice for the treatment of typhoid and paratyphoid fever.