Affiliation:
1. M.B.B.S, M.D, (PAEDIATRICS), Consultant paediatrician.
2. Young scientist, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.
Abstract
AIM:The aim of the study is to asses study the clinical and laboratory prole. Culture positive & sensitivity pattern of Salmonella enteric and its
response to antimicrobial therapy admitted in SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. MATERIAL AND METHOD: This is a prospective, observational
study of paediatric aged between 5-12 years who are admitted in SSKM Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India during the period of Sep 2016-
Sep2018 the study includes 104 pediatric who were suffering from Enteric fever.RESULT:We found that 22(21.2%) patients had
lymphadenopathy, 83(79.8%) patients had positive widal test (O antigen), 18(17.3%) patients had positive widal test (H antigen) and 42(40.4%)
patients had positive blood culture. According to blood culture, 5(4.8%) patients had S.para typhi and 36(34.6%) patients had S.typhi.
CONCLUSION: Leucopenia, eosinopenia and mildly elevated liver enzymes are common laboratory ndings. Widal is though a good screening
test but has poor specicity for diagnosing culture positive enteric fever cases.
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