ملخص: ResumeL'auteur rapporte 111 cas de fievre typhoIde hospitalises dans le service des maladies infectieuses de l'hopital de Medea du 1er janvier 1994 au 31 decembre 1996. Il note le caractere endemique de la maladie toute l'annee, avec de grosses flambees epidemiques durant la saison chaude, aussi bien dans la wilaya de Medea que dans les autres regions du pays ; l'eau constitue la source de contamination essentielle. Il souligne l'importance de l'atteinte de la tranche d'age des 5-20 ans (79,2 % des cas) et un certain polymorphisme clinique de la maladie chez l'enfant. Si l'evolution est favorable dans la grande majorite des cas, le pronostic redoutable de certaines complications a l'origine de deces (deux cas) doit etre rappele. Le chloramphenicol reste l'antibiotique de choix dans le traitement de la fievre typhoIde en Algerie.SummaryThere were 111 cases of typhoid fever admitted to Medea hospital during the period from 1st January 1994 to 31st December 1996. The disease developed as an endemic disease with epidemic outbreaks during the hot season in Medea and other areas of the country. Water was the essential source of contamination. Children aged from 5 to 20 years old were the most frequently affected (79.2% cases), and a certain polymorphism of the disease was observed in children. Evolution was favourable in the majority of cases, with severe prognosis noted in some cases, and some complications leading to death (two cases). Chloramphenicol is the antibiotic of choice for the treatment of typhoid fever in Algeria.

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