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What is the best parentral antibioticscombination that can be started before culture reports have come, in a typhoid fever child 7 yrs old with suppurative arthritis of one of the knee joints
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For enteric fever with arthritis, ceftriaxone may be a good first line drug. Rule out sickle cell anemia as it is known to be associated with salmonella arthritis. Drain the pus and send for culture and sensitivity and give antibiotics accordingly.
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