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Febre tifoide (entérica)

Last reviewed: 25 Mar 2025
Last updated: 12 Apr 2024

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • febre alta
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Other diagnostic factors

  • incômoda cefaleia frontal
  • dor abdominal
  • anorexia
  • estado apático-letárgico
  • constipação
  • tosse
  • diarreia
  • mal-estar
  • náuseas
  • prostração
  • calafrios
  • hepatomegalia
  • pneumonia
  • bradicardia relativa
  • calafrios
  • manchas rosadas
  • esplenomegalia
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Risk factors

  • adensamento populacional em áreas endêmicas
  • saneamento básico deficiente/água não tratada em áreas endêmicas
  • higiene pessoal precária em áreas endêmicas
  • visita a países endêmicos (por exemplo, subcontinente indiano, México)
  • viagem para áreas com saneamento básico deficiente dentro de países endêmicos
  • desrespeito às regras de higiene durante viagem em países endêmicos
  • viagem para o subcontinente indiano
  • duração maior da visita em país endêmico
  • tratamento com antiácido/inibidor da bomba de prótons (IBP)
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • Hemograma completo
  • transaminases séricas
  • hemocultura
  • coprocultura
  • urocultura
  • cultura de medula óssea
  • teste de sensibilidade a medicamentos
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Tests to consider

  • cultura de manchas rosadas
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Treatment algorithm

INITIAL

suspeita de febre entérica

ACUTE

febre entérica confirmada

ONGOING

recidiva

portador crônico

Contributors

Authors

Eli Schwartz, MD, DTMH
Eli Schwartz

Professor

Center for Geographical Medicine and Tropical Diseases

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Tel HaShomer Hospital

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Sackler Faculty of Medicine

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv

Israel

Disclosures

ES is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Bradley A. Connor, MD
Bradley A. Connor

Clinical Associate Professor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine

New York City

NY

Disclosures

BAC declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Chris Parry, MD

Senior Lecturer (Honorary Consultant)

Division of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine

School of Infection and Host Defence

University of Liverpool

Liverpool

UK

Disclosures

CP declares that he has no competing interests.

Paul M. Southern, MD, MSc, DTM&H

Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

TX

Disclosures

PMS declares that he has no competing interests.

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