Case fatality rate and length of hospital stay among patients with typhoid intestinal perforation in developing countries: a systematic literature review.

Case fatality rate and length of hospital stay among patients with typhoid intestinal perforation in developing countries: a systematic literature review.

<h4>Background</h4>Typhoid fever remains a major health problem in the developing world. Intestinal perforation is a lethal complication and continues to occur in impoverished areas despite advances in preventive and therapeutic strategies.<h4>Objectives</h4>To estimate the c...

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Main Authors: Vittal Mogasale, Sachin N Desai, Vijayalaxmi V Mogasale, Jin Kyung Park, R Leon Ochiai, Thomas F Wierzba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093784
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