hey any doc's outthere !!!?

Question

well i would like to know two things
1) well can typhoid fever become paratyphoid during treatment?
2)well even after the antibiotic course if mild fever there is it ok ? or is there chance for the fever to relapse ? widal still shows paratyphoid not typhoid

Answer 1

both typhi and paratyphi can cause typhoid fever, once suspected antibiotics are started asap, so repeat testing can become a bit confusing. widal is not the best of the tests, since it can be positive even for prior infections, I would finish the antibiotic course, repeat blood cultures (best so far for diagnosis and better than widal anyways) if the fevers are persisting and consider things like uti, pneumonia etc as a possible cause of fever too. good luck