Volume 11, Number 2—February 2005
Dispatch
Bacteremic Typhoid Fever in Children in an Urban Slum, Bangladesh
W. Abdullah Brooks*
, Anowar Hossain*, Doli Goswami*, Amina Tahia Sharmeen*, Kamrun Nahar*, Khorshed Alam*, Noor Ahmed*, Aliya Naheed*, G. Balakrish Nair*, Stephen P. Luby*, and Robert F. Breiman*
, Anowar Hossain*, Doli Goswami*, Amina Tahia Sharmeen*, Kamrun Nahar*, Khorshed Alam*, Noor Ahmed*, Aliya Naheed*, G. Balakrish Nair*, Stephen P. Luby*, and Robert F. Breiman*Table 1
Distribution of 65 blood culture isolates
| Organism | No. (%) | Cumulative (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella Typhi | 49 (75.4) | 75.4 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 2 (3.1) | 78.5 |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 4 (6.2) | 84.6 |
| Salmonella group D | 2 (3.1) | 87.7 |
| Viridans-group Streptococcus | 2 (3.1) | 90.8 |
| Salmonella Paratyphi A | 3 (4.6) | 95.4 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 (3.1) | 98.5 |
| Enterobacter spp. | 1 (1.5) | 100.0 |
