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How To Cure Typhoid Fever?
My mother is suffering from typhoid. She i 65 years old . Initially she had high fever for 15 days now, it is between 99.2 F for the last 5 days. How many more days it will take to have normal body temperature? She had paraxin and monocef injections for 7 days.
Wed, 10 Aug 2016
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Your mother is having typhoid infection. She was given an injection for 7 days. Now complete the course of prescribed oral antibiotic for at least 7 days.
Advise her to take rest. Consume fruit juice more. Protein diet like egg albumin, boiled fish can be given. Small semi-solid meal taken at frequent interval. Avoid excess spicy and heavy meal. Fluid intake should be more.
After symptoms improve, stool culture is done. If bacilli are still there then repeat the course of antibiotic given.
If no improvement then by culture resistance bacilli should be searched. If resistant bacilli are there then ciprofloxacin like antibiotic is needed.
Take care.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Your mother is having typhoid infection. She was given an injection for 7 days. Now complete the course of prescribed oral antibiotic for at least 7 days.
Advise her to take rest. Consume fruit juice more. Protein diet like egg albumin, boiled fish can be given. Small semi-solid meal taken at frequent interval. Avoid excess spicy and heavy meal. Fluid intake should be more.
After symptoms improve, stool culture is done. If bacilli are still there then repeat the course of antibiotic given.
If no improvement then by culture resistance bacilli should be searched. If resistant bacilli are there then ciprofloxacin like antibiotic is needed.
Take care.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Parth Goswami
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