A 28-year-old traveller returns from India with a 2-week history of stepladder fever, headache, relative bradycardia, abdominal discomfort, and rose s...

Question

A 28-year-old traveller returns from India with a 2-week history of stepladder fever, headache, relative bradycardia, abdominal discomfort, and rose spots on the trunk. Blood culture grows Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. What is the most appropriate treatment if susceptibility testing shows the isolate is fully sensitive?

Accepted Answer

Oral ciprofloxacin for 7-14 days

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Oral metronidazole for 14 days

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Oral azithromycin for 5 days

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Intravenous ceftriaxone for 21 days

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Oral co-amoxiclav for 10 days

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Enteric Fever