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Typhoid fever

Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers

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GuidelinesTyphoid FeverDescription Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0 Note: This is a notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A septicaemic illness with fever caused by the micro-organism Salmonella typhi. The cause of the fever is difficult to diagnose except in an epidemic. It may present with: acute abdomen (see Section 2.1: Abdominal pain). prolonged or high fever in a previously healthy individual. fever wit
GuidelinesTyphoid Fever (Enteric Fever)Description General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0-4 *Notifiable medical condition (Typhoid fever). DESCRIPTION Systemic infection due to S. enteritica serotype Typhi or related organisms (e.g. S. paratyphi , S. choleraesuis ). Initial symptoms are abdominal pain, headache, cough and fever, with diarrhoea developing after a few days. Bacteraemia is common in the first wee