Which of the following is true about typhoid?
Convalescent carriers excrete the bacilli for 6-8 weeks.Persons who excrete the bacilli for more than a year after a clinical attack are called chronic carriers.In chronic carriers, the organism persists in the gallbladder. Vi antibodies are present in about 80% 0f chronic carriersFecal carriers are more frequent than urinary carriers. The chronic urinary carrier state is often associated with some abnormality of the urinary tract.Ampicillin or amoxicillin + Probenecid for 6 weeks achieve eradication in 70% of chronic carriersPark 23e pg: 236
Fecal carriers are less common
Vi antibodies are present in about 80% of chronic carriers
Gall bladder usually not involved in carrier state
Tetracycline is the DOC for carriers
Communicable diseases