Table 1.

Case parameters of 62 S. Typhi isolated from Nepalese children identified by haplotype

	H58 lineage II	H42-A	Other	All
Isolate details
No. isolates	42	12	8	62
Nalidixic acid resistance	42 (100%)	0	0	42 (68%)
Patient details
Mean age	5	4.4	3	4.6
Female sex	20 (49%)	5 (42%)	5 (56%)	30 (48%)
Inpatient treatment	30 (73%)	9 (75%)	7 (78%)	46 (74%)
Clinical variables (N with data available)	30	8	5	43
Mean duration hospital stay (days)	8	6	7	7
Fever duration prior to admission (days)	10	9	9	9
Fever temperature at admission (°Celsius)	38.98°	38.68°	38.83°	38.82°
Hepatomegaly	6 (20%)	1 (13%)	1 (20%)	8 (19%)
Splenomegaly	1 (3%)	1 (13%)	0 (0%)	2 (5%)
Acute diarrhoea	8 (27%)	4 (50%)	2 (40%)	14 (32%)