Typhoid and Malaria Co-infection from North Karnataka: A Case Report

Sudheendra Kulkarni; Pramod S Manthalkar; Chandrakant Chillargi

Sudheendra Kulkarni Tutor & Nodal Offi cer (IDSP), Department of Microbiology
Pramod S Manthalkar Assistant Professor,Department of Microbiology
Chandrakant Chillargi Associate Professor and in Charge Head

Keywords: Co-infection, Endemic, Malaria, Typhoid

Abstract

Typhoid fever and malaria are life threatening illnesses, which are endemic in North Karnataka and causes signifi cant morbidity,
mortality and economic loss and are common in most parts of the India and the world. Typhoid fever is caused by bacteria
Salmonella typhi and malaria by Plasmodium parasites, which spread to people through bites of infected anopheles mosquitos.
These both have become a major public health problem in several parts of the country. About 95% of the population in the
country resides in malaria endemic areas. There are chances that the person may get mixed infections, which are usually
missed in routine diagnosis by physician in the investigation of pyrexia in the endemic area. Hence, require careful and accurate
laboratory diagnosis, which plays an important role to rule out mixed infection and for effective treatment of patients. Here, we
present one such case of malaria and typhoid co-infection from a tertiary care hospital of North Karnataka.

Author Biographies

Sudheendra Kulkarni, Tutor & Nodal Offi cer (IDSP), Department of Microbiology

Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, Karnataka, India

Pramod S Manthalkar, Assistant Professor,Department of Microbiology

Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, Karnataka, India

Chandrakant Chillargi, Associate Professor and in Charge Head

Department of Microbiology, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar, Karnataka, India

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