Curing of typhoid carriers by cholecystectomy combined with amoxycillin plus probenecid treatment.
11 registered thyphoid carriers were treated by cholecystectomy combined with amoxycillin + probenecid in our department. On the basis of our observations (mean observation period was more than 1 year), all our patients can be considered recovered (cure rate = 100%).
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011339:Probenecid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
D000658:Amoxicillin; D011339:Probenecid