Muhammad Usman, Karamat Ahmed Karamat, Shahid Ahmed Abbasi.
Six Month follow up Study can Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A infections for Carrier State
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jun 2001;51(1):18-21.
Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi
Humans are the only natural reservoir of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A., therefore, the disease can be acquired through proximity with a person who is a chronic carrier. Most often this involves acquisition of organisms via ingestion of food or water contaminated with human excreta. A follow up study was carried out at the Armed Forces institute of Pathology (AFIP) Rawalpindi on 22 patients at two monthly intervals over a period of six months, with the objective to detect Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A carrier state among these patients. Follow up investigations included stool cultures for both salmonella infections. None of our cases terminated as chronic carrier for Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi A.
Category: Microbiology
Keywords: Salmonella Typhi. Salmonella Paratyphi.
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