I was diagnosed with Salmonella typhi infection. What medication should I take?

Question

Hi doctor,

I have been feeling hot all over my body for the past few weeks with body weakness, diarrhea, muscle weakness, feeling cold, and chills. I was diagnosed with Salmonella typhi after a sample of my blood was taken and tested. I was given medications, but symptoms persist after finishing drugs for the past three days. At first, I was diagnosed with malaria and was treated by injections and medicines before I was diagnosed with typhoid. Please, let me know what medications I should take. In the past, I took Aquaclav, Flagyl, and Ibuprofen.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I hope you are doing well.

Your signs and symptoms suggest intestinal infection, which could be due to typhoid or viral infections such as COVID-19 or hepatitis A. But if your blood culture showed Salmonella typhi organisms, then it is the likely cause. It would have been better if you had shared the blood culture report to see organism sensitivity to antibiotics. According to the organism pattern in your region, I am prescribing the medication. Continue to take it for two weeks, and you will eventually be feeling good.

Best wishes.