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

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

Author(s) -

Kim Zhou,

Laura Sauvé,

Susan E. Richardson,

Elizabeth Ford-Jones,

Shaun K. Morris

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269

H-Index - 31

eISSN - 2048-7207

pISSN - 2048-7193

DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piw007

Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , enteric fever , indian subcontinent , pediatrics , vaccination , family medicine , medline , typhoid fever , virology , ancient history , history , political science , law

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.

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