Role of enteric fever in ileal perforations: An overstated problem in tropics?

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-57

  Capoor, M ^a   Nair, D ^a   Chintamani, M ^a   Khanna, J ^a   Aggarwal, P ^a   Bhatnagar, D ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Enteric; Ileal; Management; Perforations; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFIXIME; CEFOPEREZONE PLUS SULBACTUM; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APACHE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MORTALITY; PERITONEUM; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEPTICEMIA; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION; TROPICS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 38849202505     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.38859     Document Type: Article

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