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Childhood Typhoid Fever Diagnosed In An Urban U.S. Setting., Surinder K. Sodhi, Stephen C. Eppes, Joel D. Klein
Childhood Typhoid Fever Diagnosed In An Urban U.S. Setting., Surinder K. Sodhi, Stephen C. Eppes, Joel D. Klein
Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers
The majority of cases of childhood typhoid fever diagnosed in the United States occur in persons recently returned from travel abroad. We report two childhood cases of typhoid fever acquired in Mexico and India and diagnosed in an urban United States setting. This report describes these cases and provides insights into the pitfalls in recognizing this condition in a nonendemic setting as well as information concerning differential diagnosis and treatment.
Germbuster Brainteaser: A Novel Education Tool, Andrew Sirotnak, Md, Joel D. Klein, Md, Stephen C. Eppes, Md
Germbuster Brainteaser: A Novel Education Tool, Andrew Sirotnak, Md, Joel D. Klein, Md, Stephen C. Eppes, Md
Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers
As part of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases elective at the Alfred I. duPont Institute, pediatric residents from the Medical Center of Delaware and the Thomas Jefferson Medical College are encouraged to contribute original, educational material to our Germbusters newsletters. We thought readers of the Delaware Medical Journal would enjoy seeing one of the more innovative resident contributions.