title: [Typhoid fever in black Africa (apropos of 213 cases)].
abstract: The authors report on 213 cases of typhoid fever observed in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from February 1976 to February 1980. The disease, the diagnosis of which is often delayed owing to the local conditions, develops as an endemic disease. Very often, the diagnosis is based on serodiagnosis; for treatment, chloramphenicol is generally used, and total lethality due to the disease rates at 4%.
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004338:Drug Combinations; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole
vernacular_title: La fievre typhoïde en Afrique noire (a propos de 213 cas).