title: Mild typhoid fever.
abstract: A series of 100 Zimbabwean children aged between 5 months and 13 years with culture positive typhoid fever is presented. The disease was found to be fairly mild with a low prevalence of complications, and no patient in the series died. Possible explanations for the relative mildness of typhoid in this paediatric population are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D015030:Zimbabwe
chemical_list: D002701:Chloramphenicol