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Typhoid diagonised fever
2days ago my uncle has been diagonised as typhoid fever. Enteromycetin antibiotic has been prescribed for 4 times in 24 hrs. But the problem is after taking antibiotic for 3 days fever is still 101& 102°F .s suggest what have to do??
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Go for COVID test.. because this could be due to corona..
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Dr. V R Tindwani
Family Physician
50 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Typhoid can't be diagnosed from just from widal test
In pandemic ongoing still covid can't be ignored so RTPCR needed
Better medicines now available for typhoid
Detailed work up needed to guide you properly
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Dr. Ashish Kumar Singh
General Physician
16 yrs exp
Delhi
Plz switch to another antibiotics,
As this medicine is outdated and given 2-decade ago for typhoid fever...Plz switch to new generation antibiotics for typhoid fever
Tab Zifi-O 1BD × 14-days
And same time get your Covid-RTPCR done to rule out Covid .
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plz see above
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plz see above
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