Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi. The present study was conducted to assess clinical profile of patients with typhoid fever. Materials & Methods: 107 cases of typhoid fever of both genders were studied for clinical features and blood culture and Widal test was performed. Results: Age group 20-30 years had 20 males, 15 females, 30-40 years had 18 males and 12 females, 40-50 years had 15 males and 8 females and 50-60 years had 12 males and 7 females. Common clinical features were fever seen in 102, headache in 62, constipation in 34, abdominal pain in 78, vomiting in 56, diarrhea in 22, cough in 19 and anorexia in 5. Widal test showed that 98 cases found to be positive and 9 negative. Conclusion: Authors found that common clinical features were fever, abdominal pain, headache, constipation and vomiting. Key words: Fever, abdominal pain, typhoid.