Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever-co-infection in a child from an urban slum of Delhi

We report a case of co-infection with Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A confirmed by blood culture in a child aged 8 years 5 months with history of typhoid vaccination from an ongoing fever surveillance cohort in an urban slum of New Delhi. Co-infections such as these have important implications on diagnosis, treatment options including choice of antimicrobial(s), disease outcome and strategy for prevention.

Source: IDCases - February 11, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research