ABSTRACT

Enteric fever is caused by a rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria with Pesitrichus flagella known as Salmonella Typhi.  Entero bactrioceal and unhabit the large bowel of human including children.  They are found in most food poisoning and traceable to fecal contaminants.  They grow both acrobically and anaerobically and are the main cause of enteric fever in children.   Micro-organism in the blood sample from paedeatric patients of UNTH Ituku Ozalla, Enugu were tested for salmonella typhi.  To do this, blood samples of 82 patients were collected taking cognizance of their difference in age and sex and using bacteriological isolation and widal test method.  These blood were cultured and screened appropriately with standard media such as triple sugar iron agar, selenite. F. Broth, Deoxychocolate citrate agar etc.  The result of the two methods were to say that the least identified with thirty (30) positive cases, displaying active infection and twenty two (22) indicating weak infection.  We concluded that maintaining good sanitary condition, improvement in quality of portable water supply could enhance prevention of enteric fever.

TITLE PAGE

TITLE PAGE=========

CERITIFICATION PAGE========

DEDICATION=========

AKNOWLEDGEMENT========

ABSTRACT==========

TABLE OF CONTENTS========

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION========1

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY=====1

1.2BIOLOGY OF BACTERIA INFECTION=====

1.3CLASSIFICATION========

1.4STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS======

1.5OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY======

1.6HYPOTHESIS ========

1.7LIMITATION OF THE STUDY======

1.8SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY=====

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW=======

2.1CULTURAL CHARACTERS======

2.2PHATHOGNENICITY=======

2.3CONSEQUENCES OF ENTERIC FEVER====

2.4SOURCES OF INFECTION======

2.5PATHOGENESIS OF ENTERIC FEVER=====

2.6CLINICAL MANIFESTATION======

2.7LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS======

2.8ISOLATION OF SALMONELLA SPECIE FROM THE BLOOD=

2.9TREATMENT========

2.10PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ENTERIC FEVER==

CHAPTER THREE

3.0METHODOLOGY========

3.1BACTERIOLOGICAL ISOLATION OF SALMONELLA TYPH FROM BLOOD=========

3.2 WIDAL TEST========

3.3AGGLUTINATION TEST=======

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULT====

4.1BACTERIOLOGICAL TEST======

4.2WIDAL TEST RESULT=======

4.4DISTRIBUTION TABLE FOR PAEDIATRIC PATIENT

TESTED FOR SALMONELLA TYPHI====

4.5CALCULATION========

4.6FORMAT FOR WIDAL TEST======

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION=

5.1DISCUSSION========

5.2CONCLUSION========

5.3RECOMMENDATION=======

REFERENCES========