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Table 2 Typhoid history in typhoidal Salmonella carriers

From: High prevalence of typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars excreting food handlers in Karachi-Pakistan: a probable factor for regional typhoid endemicity

History of typhoid fever

Typhoidal (n = 09)

Non-typhoidal and not carrier (n = 200{10 + 190})

p value

1

History of typhoid fever in food handlers

0.011

Yes

5 (55.5 %)

33 (16.5 %)

No

4′(44.4)

167 (83.5 %)

2

Typhoid treatment taken by food handler

0.104

Yes

3 (15.8 %)

25 (13.2 %)

No

6 (66.6 %)

175 (87.5 %)

3

Hospital admission for typhoid fever

0.129

Yes

2 (22.2 %)

13 (6.5 %)

No

7 (77.7 %)

187 (93.5 %)

4

Family member had typhoid fever

0.056

Yes

3 (15.8 %)

19 (10.0 %)

No

6 (66.6 %)

181 (90.0 %)