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4 Year Old Having Fever. Blood Test Shows Typhoid. Time To Cure Typhoid Infection?

sir, my daughter is 4 year old.She is suffering from fever from last 3 days,by blood cluture, we come to know that she is suffering from typhoid by blood test .her fever is maxmum is 100 C.in her blood report TO is 1/80 is positive and TH is 1/160 is positive .what does it mean?In what stage she is and what time it will take to cure.pl suggest precaution.
Sat, 18 Aug 2012
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Hi, Rehankhan,
Thanks for query.
This report is positive for typhoid but Usually Widal test for typhoid becomes positive after 7-8 days of fever.
So confirm the diagnosis.
If it is typhoid then nothing to worry. With medicine within few days it will be alright.
Give her light diet and rest.
Ok and bye.
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typhoid is a water borne disease,once you get typhoid you can again get typhoid and cause lots of weakness,so you have to bbe careful about what you eat and drink.if she iis able to take medicines orally a antibiotic course for 7 days will be enough and sufficient and lead to complete cure,or she can be given ceftriaxone intra venously which is also given for 7 days .
dont worry she will alright.
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Dr. dhara shah's  Response
hi welcome to hcm.see its take a week to be cure the infection.you should also more careful in her diet avoid chapati for few days as any heavy item which having difficulty in digestion should avoid.and after that she may having weakness for a few days .its a blood titers that u asked which confirm that she had typhoid infection.
thanks
dr.dhara
dhara.shah84@yahoo.in
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4 Year Old Having Fever. Blood Test Shows Typhoid. Time To Cure Typhoid Infection?

Hi, Rehankhan, Thanks for query. This report is positive for typhoid but Usually Widal test for typhoid becomes positive after 7-8 days of fever. So confirm the diagnosis. If it is typhoid then nothing to worry. With medicine within few days it will be alright. Give her light diet and rest. Ok and bye.