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==Secondary prevention== | ==Secondary prevention== | ||
There are no established guidelines for secondary prevention of typhoid fever. However, following strategies may help reduce progression of disease and prevent complications in the affected individuals:<ref name="pmid12456854">{{cite journal| author=Parry CM, Hien TT, Dougan G, White NJ, Farrar JJ| title=Typhoid fever. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2002 | volume= 347 | issue= 22 | pages= 1770-82 | pmid=12456854 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra020201 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12456854 }} </ref> | |||
*Early diagnosis and prompt treatment with antibiotics. | |||
*Good nursing care and fluid electrolyte balance. | |||
*Adequate nutrition. | |||
*Steroids may have role in severe illness to decrease mortality and morbidity.<ref name="pmid6361558">{{cite journal| author=Hoffman SL, Punjabi NH, Kumala S, Moechtar MA, Pulungsih SP, Rivai AR et al.| title=Reduction of mortality in chloramphenicol-treated severe typhoid fever by high-dose dexamethasone. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1984 | volume= 310 | issue= 2 | pages= 82-8 | pmid=6361558 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198401123100203 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6361558 }} </ref> | |||
*Antibiotics and cholecystctomy may help prevent chronic carrier state.<ref name="pmid520079">{{cite journal| author=Münnich D, Békési S| title=Curing of typhoid carriers by cholecystectomy combined with amoxycillin plus probenecid treatment. | journal=Chemotherapy | year= 1979 | volume= 25 | issue= 6 | pages= 362-6 | pmid=520079 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=520079 }} </ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Secondary prevention
There are no established guidelines for secondary prevention of typhoid fever. However, following strategies may help reduce progression of disease and prevent complications in the affected individuals:[1]
- Early diagnosis and prompt treatment with antibiotics.
- Good nursing care and fluid electrolyte balance.
- Adequate nutrition.
- Steroids may have role in severe illness to decrease mortality and morbidity.[2]
- Antibiotics and cholecystctomy may help prevent chronic carrier state.[3]
References
- ↑ Parry CM, Hien TT, Dougan G, White NJ, Farrar JJ (2002). "Typhoid fever". N Engl J Med. 347 (22): 1770–82. doi:10.1056/NEJMra020201. PMID 12456854.
- ↑ Hoffman SL, Punjabi NH, Kumala S, Moechtar MA, Pulungsih SP, Rivai AR; et al. (1984). "Reduction of mortality in chloramphenicol-treated severe typhoid fever by high-dose dexamethasone". N Engl J Med. 310 (2): 82–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM198401123100203. PMID 6361558.
- ↑ Münnich D, Békési S (1979). "Curing of typhoid carriers by cholecystectomy combined with amoxycillin plus probenecid treatment". Chemotherapy. 25 (6): 362–6. PMID 520079.