[Report on typhoid fever case in Maringá, State of Paraná].
Typhoid fever is an acute bacterial disease caused by Salmonella enterica serotype typhi, which is acquired by consumption of contaminated food or water. This paper had the aim of describing a case of typhoid fever that occurred in Maringá, State of Paraná, after three years without any notifications of the disease.
Scodro
Regiane Bertin de Lima
RB
Disciplina de Bacteriologia Clínica, Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
Pádua
Rubia Andreia Falleiros de
RA
Ghiraldi
Luciana Dias
LD
Farah
Sonia Maria de Souza Santos
SM
Dias
José Ricardo Colleti
JR
Siqueira
Vera Lúcia Dias
VL
Cardoso
Rosilene Fressatti
RF
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone