Talk to General Physician on Typhoid Fever
Asking For Sister, Female 26, karachi
My sister is running fever for 4 days which is intermittent and has evening rise, associated with rigors and chills, relieves on taking panadol and associated with stomach ache, nausea. Her typhidot test came out positive. Can any doctor please further guide about treatment and tests. thank you.
Dr. Syed Sardar Ali - Internal Medicine Specialist
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi
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send blood culture and start antibiotics atleast 2
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Patient
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sir can you please kindly mention the antibiotics?
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
you tell which antibiotic she has taken
4 years ago
Patient
Post Owner
she hasn't taken any antibiotic yet
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
first send blood culture
4 years ago
Patient
Post Owner
after that antibiotics should be started?
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
yes
4 years ago
Patient
Post Owner
what empirical antibiotics can be given? Ceftriaxone?
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
cipro and cefixin
4 years ago
Patient
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Dose, oral or IV?
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
pehlay culture to bhaijian obsolete test ki buniad per full treatment de dain agar culture positve aay to anti biotics 15 din khani aur negative a gaya to 7 din typhoid mazaq nahi aanton soorakh ho sukta hay
4 years ago
Patient
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okay dr thanks! one more thing if the patient has already started antibiotic then for C/S do we have to hold antibiotics before culture? If yes for how many days?
4 years ago
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine) | Karachi | Book Appointment
for at-lest 3 days which antibiotic u starte plz read med escape or atleast google to update knowledge
4 years ago