| Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy says that no Public Health Institution tests for typhoid and the purported test conducted at private institutions cannot indicate if a person is afflicted with the dreaded disease.According to Ramsammy a blood culture has to be developed.Information available online suggests that the list of diagnostic tests mentioned in various sources for the diagnosis of typhoid fever includes blood culture,Wholesale China Jerseys, stool culture, urine culture and blood antibody tests to identify the presence.For the culture, a small sample of blood or the other identified fluids is placed on a special medium that encourages the growth of bacteria.In 48 to 72 hours, the culture is checked under a microscope for the presence of typhoid bacteria. A bone marrow culture is often the most sensitive test for Salmonella Typhi.There is also the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), which is a blood test that looks for an antigen that is specific to typhoid bacteria.An ELISA test can identify if you carry the disease,Cheap NHL Jerseys, but not whether you have an active infection.An antigen is any substance, such as a virus, bacterium, toxin or foreign protein that triggers an immune system response in your bodyThere is also the Fluorescent antibody test which checks for antibodies to bacteria that cause TyphoidAntibodies are proteins produced by your immune system in response to harmful substances (antigens). Each antibody is unique and defends your body against a single antigen.Typhoid (typhoid fever) is caused by bacteria called Salmonella Typhi.Typhoid causes a high fever, weakness, stomach pains,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, headache,cheap nfl jerseys china, loss of appetite, and sometimes a rash.If it is not treated, it can kill up to 30% of people who contract it. Some infected people become “carriers,” who spread the disease to others.Generally, people get typhoid from contaminated food or water.There are two vaccines to prevent typhoid. One is an inactivated (killed) vaccine given as a shot, and the other is a live, attenuated (weakened) vaccine, which is taken orally.The issue of typhoid testing was made prominent when a Bartica mother blamed the hospital staffers at the Bartica Hospital for the death of her 11- year old son, given that he was being treated for gastroenteritis and his post mortem revealed that he died from typhoid.According to the distraught mother,Cheap NFL Jerseys Canada, Odessa Lynch, her now dead son, 11-year old Troy Alphonso, took ill on Monday and was taken to the hospital suffering from vomiting, diarrhea and a high fever.The woman said that he was given an injection. At the time there was a power outage so when the power returned he was given Flagyl and Gravol for the vomiting and diarrhea and was sent home.The next day, as the child continued to feel unwell with a fever, the woman was advised to buy an injection at the pharmacy.This was administered by one of the nurses who then sent the boy home. Lynch observed that her son appeared to feel a little better.Whilst at the hospital, she was told by the staffers that the lad was being treated for gastroenteritis.According to Lynch, early last Wednesday, the lad awoke with stomach pains and he was rushed to the hospital again.She told this newspaper that he was again given a dose of Gravol and had to wait for the doctor to come.Another nurse subsequently administered another dose of Gravol and said that she was instructed by the doctor to do so.Shortly before noon the lad passed away.This newspaper learnt that the father of another child, who was being treated for the same ailments,Jerseys Wholesale, learnt of Alphonso’s death and the results of the post mortem. He immediately removed his child from the hospital.At a private institution, this second patient was diagnosed with typhoid. That child has survived. |
