4th Pediatric Infectious Diseases Conference
 
 
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Question
As I know ciprofloxacin cannot be used for children less than 18 years old because it has skeletal toxicity. So why i still see some literature that allow for using it. And how to diagnose typhoid fever from widal test?
Answer
Though ciprofloxacin is not recommended in children less than 18 years of age, there is enough scientific studies that have commented on safety and effectiveness of use in children especially in typhoid.
Widal test detects antibodies against O and H antigen of typhoid bacterium and thus is used for detection of enteric fever.
 
 
 
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Should teicoplannin, colistin be used in case of neonatal sepsis where culture does not reveal any organism_?
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