COVID-19:Advice,updatesandvaccineoptionsWeareopenforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)OurCOVID-19patientandvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforTyphoidfeverSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentPrintDiagnosisMedicalandtravelhistoryYourdoctorislikelytosuspecttyphoidfeverbasedonyoursymptomsandyourmedicalandtravelhistory.ThediagnosisisusuallyconfirmedbyidentifyingSalmonellatyphiinacultureofyourbloodorotherbodyfluidortissue.BodyfluidortissuecultureFortheculture,asmallsampleofyourblood,stool,urineorbonemarrowisplacedonaspecialmediumthatencouragesthegrowthofbacteria.Thecultureischeckedunderamicroscopeforthepresenceoftyphoidbacteria.AbonemarrowcultureoftenisthemostsensitivetestforSalmonellatyphi.Althoughperformingaculturetestisthemostcommondiagnostictest,othertestingmaybeusedtoconfirmasuspectedtyphoidfeverinfection,suchasatesttodetectantibodiestotyphoidbacteriainyourblood,oratestthatchecksfortyphoidDNAinyourblood.TreatmentAntibiotictherapyistheonlyeffectivetreatmentfortyphoidfever.CommonlyprescribedantibioticsCommonlyprescribedantibioticsinclude:Ciprofloxacin(Cipro).IntheUnitedStates,doctorsoftenprescribethisforadultswhoaren'tpregnant.Anothersimilardrugcalledofloxacinalsomaybeused.Unfortunately,manySalmonellatyphibacteriaarenolongersusceptibletoantibioticsofthistype,particularlystrainspickedupinSoutheastAsia.Azithromycin(Zithromax).Thismaybeusedifapersonisunabletotakeciprofloxacinorthebacteriaareresistanttociprofloxacin.Ceftriaxone.Thisinjectableantibioticisanalternativeinmore-complicatedorseriousinfectionsandforpeoplewhomaynotbecandidatesforciprofloxacin,suchaschildren.Thesedrugscancausesideeff