Multidrug and extensively drug resistant typhoid fever

Multidrug resistant typhoid fever is an increasingly common health concern …

Typhoid fever can affect brain directly or indirectly with variety of symptoms and needs hospitalisation with ICU admission.

Typherix: Typhoid polysaccharide vaccine

Typherix is typhoid polysaccharide Ty2 strain vaccine used to prevent typhoid above 2 years injected every 3 yearly in endemic areas

Typhim Vi is polysaccharide Ty2 vaccine which protects against typhoid fever given above 2 years every 3 yearly or to travelers endemic areas

Vivaxim is typhoid polysaccharide and inactivated Hepatitis A combination vaccine used above 16 years of age those visiting endemic areas

Vivotif: Typhoid Oral vaccine is given to travelers before starting journey to prevent typhoid fever when they visit endemic countries.

Typbar TCV is typhoid killed conjugate vaccine it is given to prevent typhoid disease at age 9 months and a booster at 2 years of age.

Zyvac Tcv (Typhoid conjugate vaccine) is given to prevent Typhoid and given at age 9 months and a booster at 2 years age.