Bacteriological , serological and som antibiotics study of Typhoid fever in Baghdad province AL-Mezrakje A.s and AL-Shaheen z.kh

Abstract

Two hundreds suspected typhoid fever patients blood and stool samples
were collected. The diagnosis of patients was concerned with the clinical
symptoms and serologically obtained from Widal test by using both H,Oantigens.
The titer of antibodies were concentrated at a levels 80, 160 against
each antigens. Typhoid fever infect both sex, but the rate of infection among
males was higher (54%) as compared with that of females (46%), while the
highest rate of infection was encountered among the age 15-29 years old in
males and females 24.5%, 17.5% respectively. Sixty one isolates of
Salmonella typhi were isolated from the blood and feces specimens (49,12)
respectively. Serological characterization of isolates showed that 49 isolates
belong to 9,12-Vi-d serotype and 12 isolates to 9,12-d serotype.
The antibiogram pattern against Salmonella typhi cultures showed different
results. The majority of isolates were sensitive to Streptomycin, Rifampicin,
Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin and Cephalexin and resistant to both
Penicillin and Erythromycin.