[Report on typhoid fever case in Maringá, State of Paraná]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Nov-Dec;41(6):676-9. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822008000600023.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Typhoid fever is an acute bacterial disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype typhi, which is acquired by consumption of contaminated food or water. This paper had the aim of describing a case of typhoid fever that occurred in Maringá, State of Paraná, after three years without any notifications of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification
  • Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*
  • Typhoid Fever / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Ceftriaxone