Open AccessDengue and Typhoid Co-infection– Study from a Government Hospital in North Delhi
Author(s) -
Yukti Sharma,
Vandana Arya,
Sanjay Jain,
Manoj Kumar,
Lopamudra Deka,
Anjali Mathur
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9936.5270
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , dengue fever , medicine , widal test , leptospirosis , malaria , salmonella , case fatality rate , direct agglutination test , pediatrics , virology , salmonella typhi , immunology , serology , epidemiology , antibody , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , biology , bacteria , gene , chemistry
Concurrent infection with two agents can result in an illness having overlapping symptoms creating a diagnostic dilemma for the treating physician. The symptoms of dengue may mimic other diseases such as leptospirosis, influenza A, Salmonella Typhi, Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya and malaria. There is paucity of data regarding dengue and typhoid co- infection both in the developed and developing countries. This study attempts to find the current co- infection rates in North Delhi.