Enteric Fever in a Multicultural Canadian Tertiary Care Pediatric Setting: A 28-Year Review

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 1;6(1):98-101. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piw007.

Abstract

We undertook a 28-year review of enteric fever at a large tertiary care pediatric center. Most cases occurred in children who visited friends and relatives in the Indian subcontinent, and there was significant antibiotic resistance. Documented vaccination rates were low, and many cases also had evidence of delays in diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords: Salmonella paratyphi; Salmonella typhi; enteric fever; typhoid.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bangladesh / ethnology
  • Canada
  • Child
  • Cultural Diversity*
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Developing Countries*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Emigrants and Immigrants*
  • Hospitals, Pediatric*
  • Humans
  • India / ethnology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pakistan / ethnology
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Salmonella paratyphi A*
  • Salmonella typhi*
  • Tertiary Care Centers*
  • Travel-Related Illness*
  • Typhoid Fever / diagnosis
  • Typhoid Fever / drug therapy
  • Typhoid Fever / microbiology
  • Typhoid Fever / transmission*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents