title: Management of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers.
abstract: Gladys Xavier discusses typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, the risks they pose to UK citizens and the role of primary healthcare professionals in their prevention and management.
authors.affiliation: Redbridge Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xavier
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000517:prevention & control; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods; D016358:Contact Tracing; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination