Professional Documents
Culture Documents
In The Absence of These Features, The Aetiology Is Usually Viral in Origin and Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Needed
In The Absence of These Features, The Aetiology Is Usually Viral in Origin and Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Needed
In The Absence of These Features, The Aetiology Is Usually Viral in Origin and Antibiotic Therapy Is Not Needed
Presence of:
- Immunocompetent host with high grade fever more than 3 days, or in sepsis
- Suspected enteric fever
- Dysenteric diarrhea (passage of grossly bloody stool)
- Recently traveled internationally with body temperature ≥ 38.5 °C and/or signs of sepsis.
- Immunocompromised host
*In the absence of these features, the aetiology is usually viral in origin and antibiotic therapy is not
needed
No Yes