Enteric fever surveillance in selected rural and urban health facilities of Bangladesh

摘要

Background: Incidence of Enteric fever in Dhaka (2005) was 3.9/ 1,000 population/ year. It decreased in 2010, still it is high. Now no surveillance at national level. Hospital based surveillance undertaken to determine: number of febrile cases positive for enteric fever; antibody against salmonella, i.e., S. typhi & S. paratyphi A, B; antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of the isolated organism; estimate the age specific occurrence of enteric fever and high risk groups identification; assess socio demographical characteristics.