Table 4.
Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features in the 87 inpatients with culture-confirmed enteric fever
| Parametera |
S. typhi-infected patients (n = 25) |
S. paratyphi A-infected patients (n = 62) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (yr) (range) | 26.7 (0-67) | 32.7 (16-62) |
| Male | 14 (56) | 36 (58) |
| Previous enteric fever | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Contact with patients with enteric fever | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Insalubrity intake | 3 (12) | 1 (2) |
| Sanitary latrine | 25 (100) | 61 (98) |
| History of travel in the 30 days preceding illness onset | 0 (0) | 6 (10) |
| Symptoms | ||
| Fever | 25 (100) | 61 (98) |
| Headache | 9 (36) | 31 (50) |
| Chills | 18 (72) | 45 (73) |
| Rigor | 5 (20) | 15 (24) |
| Sweating | 4 (16) | 9 (15) |
| Cough | 3 (12) | 13 (21) |
| Abdominal pain | 3 (12) | 7 (11) |
| Nausea | 3 (12) | 10 (16) |
| Vomiting | 2 (8) | 8 (13) |
| Diarrhea | 2 (8) | 12 (19) |
| Myalgia | 6 (24) | 11 (18) |
| Weight loss | 8 (32) | 9 (15) |
| Erythra | 3 (12) | 3 (5) |
| Physical finding | ||
| Abdominal tenderness | 2 (8) | 7 (11) |
| Hepatomegaly | 3 (12) | 11 (18) |
| Splenomegaly | 7 (28) | 30 (48) |
| Laboratory finding | ||
| Mean WBC count (× 109/L) (range) | 5.6 (2.1-8.5) | 5.4 (1.0-16.8) |
| positive Widal test | 16 (84)b | 9 (16)c |
| ALT (> 40 IU/L)d | 18 (72) | 46 (74) |
| AST (> 45 IU/L)e | 17 (68) | 45 (73) |
| Complicationsf | 6 (24) | 13 (21) |
a Data are presented as no. (%).
b Only 19 patients were detected.
c Only 55 patients were detected.
d AST, aspartate transaminase (normal range, 0-40 IU/L).
e ALT, alanine transaminase (normal range, 0-45 IU/L).
f including toxic hepatitis, toxic myocarditis, intestinal hemorrhage, bronchitis, pneumonia, and bacterial meningitis.