What is it?
Paratyphoid fever.
What is it caused by?
Salmonella typhi or paratyphi
Who gets enteric fever?
People who visit South eat Asia
How does it present?
Fever
Non-specific: headache, constipation/diarrhoea
Dry cough
How is it diagnosed?
Through blood, stool and urine tests
How is enteric fever treated?
ABs
Complications of enteric fever?
GI bleeding
GI perforation
Encephalopathy
Bone and joint infection