Enteric Fever: Culture Positive Cases in Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital, Kolhapur-2019
Abstract
Background. Enteric fever is a systemic bacterial infection caused
by salmonella typhi. Typhoid is usually acquired through ingestion of
water or food contaminated by the urine or feces of infected carriers
and as such, is a common illness in areas where sanitation is poor and
is predominantly affects children in low- and middle-income countries.
This study examines the burden of enteric fever at our pediatric hospital
in kolhapur, maharashtra ,India and assesses the impact of enteric fever
immunization on the outcomes.
Methods. A descriptive study of enteric fever was conducted among
children admitted in 2019–2020 to inpatient departments of Masai
Childrens Hospitals, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
Results. Out of total 573 children in whom blood culture was done,
31.41% (180 of 573) were culture positive for significant bacterial
growth, out of which, 23.88% (43 of 180) were confirmed as the cases of
enteric fever by growth of Salmonella in the culture. Positive outcomes
were found to be significantly higher in children with enteric fever
immunization in both rural and urban areas.
Conclusions. The burden of enteric fever among inpatients at pediatric
hospital in Kolhapur , India is substantial. Universal immunization
with enteric fever vaccine would help reduce mortality. Inclusion of
these hospital data in a retrospective study will be useful for the
generation of credible disease burden estimates of enteric fever in
Western Maharashtra region.
How to Cite
Sandeep Mude* , Vijay K Gavade, Ramakanth, Prabhu Teja, sanjay Kulkarni, Anurag Gupta, Uday S Patil . (2021). Enteric Fever: Culture Positive Cases in Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital, Kolhapur-2019. Advance Research Journal of Medical and Clinical Science , Vol. 7 No. 08 (2021): Advance Research Journal of medical and clinical science , 641-647 .
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