A complete cure for typhoid fever is difficult but not impossible. Salmonella bacteria that cause typhoid is becoming more resistant to antibiotics. However, you can be cured completely of typhoid if you take the right antibiotic for the right duration.
The laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever is made by detecting S. Typhi species from bone marrow or a blood sample. Bone marrow samples are the most accurate methods for laboratory diagnosis of Typhoid fever.
Lung or pulmonary affection with typhoid fever is almost exclusively in the form of cough. Other rare complications are lung inflammation (acute lobar pneumonia or pneumotyphoid) and pleurisy.
The most important sign of recovery from typhoid fever is to remain free of fever, abdominal pain, and other symptoms for three months after treatment. The signs of recovery can be confirmed by re-testing for the organism (often by blood or bone marrow culture).
The latest treatment of typhoid fever depends on the severity of the disease and local antibiotic resistance patterns. Ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone are the two most commonly used medications. Azithromycin is effective in drug-resistant typhoid fever.
