Table 2: Clinical presentation of cases of typhoid fever in 39 pediatric patients
Signs/symptomsNo. (%)*
Fever39(100.0)
  Duration, d, mean (± SD)15.8 ± 7.9
  Maximal temperature (average ± SD)40.4 ± 0.6
Anorexia27(69.2)
Abdominal pain22(56.4)
Diarrhea18(46.2)
Vomiting19(48.7)
Headache15(38.5)
Constipation5(12.8)
Jaundice2(5.1)
Rash1(2.6)
Hepatosplenomegaly8(20.5)
Heart rate, beats/min, mean (± SD)123.4 ± 23.6
Leukocyte count, cells/mL, mean (± SD)8.33 ± 4.07
Platelet count cells/mL, mean (± SD)†261 ± 285

Note: SD = standard deviation.
*Unless otherwise stated.
†Platelet range: 71-1802, median = 206