Chloramphenicol - benefits - SES - problems

- highly eficacious - SEs: haemotological (anaemia, leukopenia, BM aplasia) - does not reduce transitory/chronic carrier state / relapse rate - some resistant S typhi

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Laboratory features

Leukopenia (leukocytosis bowel perf)
Left shift
Decreased/absent eosinophils
Mild increase liver enzymes

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Chloramphenicol

benefits
SES
problems

highly eficacious
SEs: haemotological (anaemia, leukopenia, BM aplasia)
does not reduce transitory/chronic carrier state / relapse rate
some resistant S typhi

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High risk for salmonella dissemination

BF children, geriatric pts
Children traveling to DCs
Haemolytic anaemia
SLE
AIDS

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