Table 2.
Signs and symptoms of patients with XDRa typhoid and those with non-XDR typhoid on hospital admission in Hyderabad, Pakistan, from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2018 (N=1452).
| Signs and symptoms | XDR typhoid cases (n=947), n (%) | Non-XDR typhoid cases (n=505), n (%) | All cases, n (%) |
| Fever (body temperature of <40°C | 947 (100) | 505 (100) | 1452 (100) |
| Anorexia | 947 (100) | 505 (100) | 1452 (100) |
| Headache | 650 (68) | 306 (60) | 956 (65) |
| Abdominal pain | 493 (52) | 297 (58) | 790 (54) |
| Diarrhea | 488 (52) | 297 (58) | 785 (54) |
| Vomiting | 385 (40) | 196 (38) | 581 (40) |
| Signs of anemia | 360 (38) | 89 (17) | 449 (30) |
| Signs of toxicity | 237 (25) | 73 (14) | 310 (21) |
| Constipation | 210 (22) | 71 (14) | 281 (19) |
| Intestinal distension | 218 (23) | 72 (14) | 290 (19) |
aXDR: extensively drug resistant; resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and ceftriaxone.