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Prophylaxis & Treatment Of Typhoid Fever

Prophylaxis & Treatment Of Typhoid Fever
• Carrier are treated by β-lactamase inhibitors
• The number of doses recommended for oral Ty21a typhoid vaccine is 3
• Vi polysaccharide vaccine for typhoid is administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly
• Ty21a is an oral vaccine in typhoid
• Vi polysaccharide of bacterial cell used for vaccination
• Treatment of choice for salmonella typhi is Ciprofloxacin
• Typhoid Vi polysaccharide vaccine is usually administered in children above the age of 2 years
• Vi polysaccharide is a subunit vaccine
• Chemoprophylaxis is not required in Typhoid
• Ty21a is the live attenuated vaccine in typhoid
• Typhoid oral vaccine is given on 1, 3, 5 days
• Immunity lasts for 3 years Need a booster
• For a typhoid endemic country like India, the immunization of choice is Typhoral 21 A oral vaccine

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