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How Much Time Does It Take To Cure Typhoid?
hullo Doc, i got typhoid a month ago was on Azithromycin tabs for 12 days, then i got tested again and there was typhoid parasites still in my body, is it possible that it takes a long time to heal? I was given cefalexin tabs and levofloxacin tablets for another treatment.will this work thanks
Wed, 20 Aug 2014
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You mentioned that you took AZITHIOPRIM for 12 days and still positive . At present you are taking cephalaxin and levofloxacin for typhoid fever.
Positive cultures of blood , stool or other specimens are required for diagnosis.
Stool culture remain POSITIVE for 4-5 weeks and-in rare cases of chronic carriage -for > 1 year.
However WIDAL tests remain positive for > years even after one year of successful treatment .
Strain 1:160 counts as POSITIVE ,while less than this is negative.
When such resistant case visit my clinic I advise my patient to take AZITHROMYCIN 1gram/ day orally for 5 days ( standard therapeutic dose).
or
High-dose CIPROFLOXACIN 750 mg orally twice in day for 10-14 days .
Dexamethasone may be of benefit in severe cases.
Hope this will help you.
You mentioned that you took AZITHIOPRIM for 12 days and still positive . At present you are taking cephalaxin and levofloxacin for typhoid fever.
Positive cultures of blood , stool or other specimens are required for diagnosis.
Stool culture remain POSITIVE for 4-5 weeks and-in rare cases of chronic carriage -for > 1 year.
However WIDAL tests remain positive for > years even after one year of successful treatment .
Strain 1:160 counts as POSITIVE ,while less than this is negative.
When such resistant case visit my clinic I advise my patient to take AZITHROMYCIN 1gram/ day orally for 5 days ( standard therapeutic dose).
or
High-dose CIPROFLOXACIN 750 mg orally twice in day for 10-14 days .
Dexamethasone may be of benefit in severe cases.
Hope this will help you.
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