Typhoid fever complications in Babylon

Joint Authors

al-Amidi, Baha
al-Shawk, Munim M.

Source

Medical Journal of Babylon

Issue

Vol. 1, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2004), pp.149-154, 6 p.

Publisher

University of Babylon College of Medicine

Publication Date

2004-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

635 patients with acute febrile illnesses admitted to Merjan teaching hospital during the period from Jan.

1996 to March 1997.

Blood culture had been performed on all these patients and Salmonella typhi were isolated in 65 patients (Isolation rate of 10.25 %).

The age incidence of these 65 cases ,range from (11-35) years , with a mean of 18.8 years .

29 are males and 36 are females .

The complications during the course of the disease were studied in these 65 patients,and bowel haemorrhage & perforation are still present.

We had noticcd oral soreness and oral ulceration in two female patients with Typhoid fever .

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Shawk, Munim M.& al-Amidi, Baha. 2004. Typhoid fever complications in Babylon. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.149-154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361727

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Shawk, Munim M.& al-Amidi, Baha. Typhoid fever complications in Babylon. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 1, no. 2 (2004), pp.149-154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361727

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Shawk, Munim M.& al-Amidi, Baha. Typhoid fever complications in Babylon. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2004. Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.149-154.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-361727

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 153-154

Record ID

BIM-361727