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How Long Will It Take To Cure Typhoid And What Medication Required?
MY DAUGHTER STARTED HAVING 102-103 TEMP SINCE 27-12-2011 BUT AS THE FEWER WAS NOT SUBSIDING TO LOCAL MEDICINES THE DOCTOR ADVISED TO GET HER ADMITTED ON 31-12-2011. THE DOCTORS STARTED WITH MALARIA AND DENGUE ANTIBIOTICS BUT THE RESULTS SHOWED NEGATIVE ON 1-1-12 AND THEN THEY TESTED FOR TYPHOID ON 2-1-12 AND CAME IN POSITIVE. SINCE EVENING OF 2-1-12 THE MEDICINES ZATHRON AND MONICEF IS BEING GIVEN TO HER. SHE HAD BOUTS OF VOMMITING AND LOOSE MOTION BUT NOW SHE IS OK BUT FEELING WEAK AND ALSO SLIGHT FEVER IS THERE BUT WHEN THE PARACETOMOL IS GIVEN IT SUBSIDES. I WOULD IIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MORE TIME IT WILL TAKE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO RECOVER COMPLETELY AND IS THE MEDICATION OK OR ACCORDING TO YOU WHAT MEDICATION SHOULD BE GIVEN. PLEASE REPLY
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
hello, thanks for your query, monocef is enough for typhoid, after treatment for a few days titre will remain same. related recurrent fever , it could be due tuberculosis , uti,or fever due to some abscess or chronic disease somewhere else in d body. kindly have visit with good physician do blood tests, urine examination. hope I have answered ur query. all d best. take care.
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