Health Condition 1: A01- Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Nil: nil- study is an observational cross sectional study- clinical and laboratory profile of enteric fever
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients above 18 years of age of both sexes who can give informed consent with Widal titres more than 1:160 and or blood culture positive cases
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years or patients who are not able to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A detailed clinical profile of all enteric fever patients admitted to Kasturba Hospital Manipal can be obtained Timepoint: 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The sensitivity of PCR in detecting Salmonella antigen in patients can be assessed The sensitivity of Widal vs PCR can be assessed in diagnosis of Enteric fever Timepoint: 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRANITHA GOPI
KASTURBA HOSPITAL MANIPAL
Outcome results
None listed