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Suggest Treatment For Typhoid During Pregnancy

my Mrs is in Pakistan and i have come back to the united kingdom, she is 3 months pregnant an she has had a high temporature the doctor has told me she has typhoid i am very worried, the have told me they would immunise her 3 times a day for 3 days, is their anything serious to worry about?
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Typhoid in pregnancy, is not a dangerous episode. Hope the doctors have confirmen the diagnosis with a Widal Test, Blood and stool culture, Typhi dot and Tubex tests, the last two are very sensitive tests and confirmatory.

The essential thing is u must have the family members also tested and immunised against typhod if they are all right.

Your wife needs to be treated with a appropriate antibiotic which depends upon the loccal strains, Usually Augmentin at 625 / 4 times a day for 3 weeks is adequate.
As she has alrady crossed 3 months the effect on the baby of these medicines is not reported. Also, typhoid, will not cause any damage to the baby.
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Suggest Treatment For Typhoid During Pregnancy

Typhoid in pregnancy, is not a dangerous episode. Hope the doctors have confirmen the diagnosis with a Widal Test, Blood and stool culture, Typhi dot and Tubex tests, the last two are very sensitive tests and confirmatory. The essential thing is u must have the family members also tested and immunised against typhod if they are all right. Your wife needs to be treated with a appropriate antibiotic which depends upon the loccal strains, Usually Augmentin at 625 / 4 times a day for 3 weeks is adequate. As she has alrady crossed 3 months the effect on the baby of these medicines is not reported. Also, typhoid, will not cause any damage to the baby.