Typhoid fever is still a health problem in tropic country like Indonesia and in Surabaya the disease is regarded as an endemic. Up to date the spreading pattern of the disease in that city is unknown. To determine the pattern, a cohort study was carried out in 2 subdistricts of Surabaya : Gubeng and Tambaksari for a period of two years (1992-1993). The first year is aimed for observation and ca…
Typhoid fever is still an endemic disease in Surabaya. Typhoid fever carrier plays important role in spreading typhoid fever disease. This research was carried out in Gubeng and Tambaksari district Surabaya Municipality in 1992. The purpose of this research is to find the prevalance of typhoid fever carrier among healthy family members of the person who suffered from typhoid fever in Gubeng and…
Relaps often occur in typhoid fever. The main cause is the existence of Salmonella typhi that prevails within phagocyte cell in which chloramphenicol fails to enter. The purpose of this research is to find the prevalence of typhoid fever relaps. To determine the prevalence, a cohort study was carried out in Surabaya municipality for a period of two years (1992-1993). The first year is used for …