Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics and positive typhoid laboratory results, Moyale Sub-County, Kenya, 2014–2015
From: Investigation of a typhoid fever epidemic in Moyale Sub-County, Kenya, 2014–2015
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex (n = 157) | |
Male | 77 (49) |
Female | 80 (51) |
Age group (years) (n = 155) | |
< 18 | 87 (56) |
> 18 | 68 (44) |
Facility (n = 157) | |
Taqwa Nursing Home | 47 (30) |
Moyale Sub-County Hospital | 40 (26) |
Al Shifa Clinic | 36 (23) |
Afya Nursing Home | 17 (11) |
Al Bilal Nursing Home | 16 (10) |
Residence (n = 155) | |
Township | 37 (24) |
Biashara Street | 37 (24) |
Sessi | 37 (24) |
Butiye | 22 (14) |
Manyatta | 17 (11) |
Gurumesa | 5 (3) |
Laboratory | |
Widal (n = 317) | 155 (49) |
Culture (n = 188) | 71 (38) |
Antimicrobial sensitivity testing (n = 71) | |
Ceftriaxone | 54 (76) |
Cefuroxime | 43 (60) |
Ciprofloxacin | 33 (46) |
Ofloxacin | 27 (38) |
Nitrofurantoin | 25 (35) |
Chlorophenicol | 23 (32) |
Gentamicin | 19 (26) |
Amoxicillin | 11 (15) |