What is the best medicine for typhoid fever?

When it comes to typhoid fever, many people are familiar with it. The incidence of this disease is also relatively high in life. When typhoid fever occurs, medication treatment should be carried out in time, and the treatment needs to be faster. For example, chloramphenicol can play a very good role in the treatment of typhoid fever. In addition, the third-generation cephalosporins also have a very good and powerful bactericidal effect. Of course, some Chinese patent medicines are also effective.

Western medicine for treating typhoid fever:

1. Chloramphenicol: Chloramphenicol can be used to treat non-resistant strains of typhoid fever. During the treatment, blood count should be checked twice a week. If the white blood cell count is <2.5×109/L, the drug should be discontinued and replaced with other antibacterial drugs. Patients with G-6PD deficiency may experience hemolysis after taking the drug. This medicine is ineffective against carriers. Use with caution in infants, children, and those with blood diseases, liver or kidney dysfunction. 2. Ampicillin: Its indications are: ① Patients who are resistant to chloramphenicol and other drugs; ② Patients who cannot use chloramphenicol; ③ Pregnancy complicated by typhoid fever; ④ Chronic carriers. The course of treatment should not be less than 2 weeks. The advantage of this drug is its high bile concentration.

Chinese patent medicine for treating typhoid fever:

(1) Houttuynia cordata soup: 50g Houttuynia cordata, decocted in water and taken orally. It is suitable for patients with early stage of typhoid fever and dampness and heat in the qi. (2) Dijincao Decoction: Dijincao helps the spleen and stomach, decocted in water and taken orally. Suitable for patients in the early and middle stages of typhoid fever. (3) Scutellaria baicalensis, 15g each of Sanguisorba officinalis, 30g each of Red Rhizoma Coptidis, Portulaca Oleracea, and Patrinia salsa, decocted in water and taken orally. (4) 240 grams each of ginger and green onion, 60 grams of lead powder. Squeeze the first two ingredients into juice and set aside. Take the slag, add lead powder, grind evenly, and stir-fry until hot. Wrap a cloth and apply pressure to the swollen chest and abdominal areas. Mix the cold medicine with ginger and scallion juice, stir-fry, and then apply pressure. What are the specific drugs for treating typhoid fever? Finally, I would like to remind everyone that if you suffer from typhoid fever, you must go to a regular professional hospital for treatment in time. When choosing drugs, you should choose one that suits you according to the patient's condition. Only symptomatic treatment will have good results.