Table 1 Patients’ demographics
Patients demographics | Total suspected | Confirmed (%) | Salmonella enterica serovar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Typhi (%) | Paratyphi (%) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 997 | 55 (5.5) | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) |
 Female | 818 | 35 (4.2) | 23 (65.7) | 12 (34.3) |
Age group | ||||
  < 1 year | 389 | 8 (2.05) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) |
 1 to 4 years | 452 | 17 (3.76) | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.2) |
 5 to 9 years | 439 | 37 (8.42) | 27 (72.9) | 10 (27.1) |
 10 to 14 years | 485 | 28 (5.77) | 19 (67.8) | 9 (32.2) |
Patients distribution | ||||
 Out-patient | 1389 | 73 (5.2) | 53 (72.6) | 20 (27.4) |
 In-patient | 426 | 17 (3.9) | 12 (70.59) | 5 (29.41) |
Self-medicated history | ||||
 Ciprofloxacin therapy | 218 | 6 (2.7) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) |
 Ofloxacin therapy | 86 | 4 (4.6) | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) |