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<language>eng</language>
<publisher>Excellent Publishers</publisher>
<journalTitle>International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences (IJCMAS) CODEN(USA)-IJCMO9</journalTitle>
<issn>2319-7692</issn>
<eissn>2319-7706</eissn>
<publicationDate>2015-12-20</publicationDate>
<volume>4</volume>
<issue>12</issue>
<startPage>541</startPage>
<endPage>547</endPage>
<documentType>article</documentType> 



<title language="eng">
Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Confirmed Cases of
Enteric fever in Rural area of central India</title><authors>
			
			<author>
			<name>Veena Maheshwari</name>
			<affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
			</author>
			<author>
			<name>Navinchandra Motiram Kaore</name>
			<affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
			</author>
			<author>
			<name>V K Ramnani</name>
			<affiliationId>3</affiliationId>
			</author>
			
</authors>

<affiliationsList>
			<affiliationName affiliationId="1">
Department of Microbiology, RKDF Medical College, Bhopal 462016, India
</affiliationName>
</affiliationsList>
<abstract language="eng">
			<p>Enteric Fever is a systemic disease caused by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi,
though occurs in all parts of the world, is endemic in many developing countries .It is a
significant cause of morbidity in India The disease can lead to complications like Intestinal
perforation, haemorrhage, circulatory collapse requiring hospitalisation. Enteric Fever
mainly is a disease of older children and young adults. So this study was undertaken to
study the Clinico-epidemiological and Socio-demographic features among enteric fever
cases. The study was conducted with objectives to study the Clinico-epidemiological and
Socio-demographic features among enteric fever cases. A Cross-sectional, analytical study
was carried out in the Department of Microbiology, People s College of Medical Sciences
and Research Centre, Bhopal from Nov 2011 to June 2013. There were total 163 clinically
suspected patients of enteric fever who were evaluated. A total of 104 patients were
confirmed further using Reference Standard. Out of 104 confirmed enteric fever cases,
majority (30.76%) were in the age group of >10-20 years .Males outnumbered the females
giving M:F ratio of 1.2:1. A significant association was found between educational status,
socioeconomic status with the development of enteric fever. All confirmed cases reported
with fever. Around( 53.84%) had complaint of Abdominal Pain and Diarrhea. Amongst
clinical signs elicited, (81.73% ) presented with Pallor. Conclusion: - Thus present study
found majority of patients in the age group between 10-20 years( school children and
adolescents). There was significant association of educational status, socioeconomic status
with the development of enteric fever.</p>
</abstract>

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http://ijcmas.com/vol-4-12/Veena Maheshwari, et al.pdf
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<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword>Enteric fever</keyword></keywords>
<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword>Reference
Standard</keyword></keywords>
<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword>Literary
status</keyword></keywords>
<keywords language="eng">
		<keyword>Seasonal
variation</keyword></keywords>


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