PREVALANCE OF SALMONELLA TYPHI CARRIER STATE PATIENTS WITH GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY

Abstract

A case control study was conducted in Busrah at the period from March to September 2002 . The population included in this study was divided into two groups . The first group was included patents with G6pD deficiency and the second group was included normal individuals as a control group . Stool samples were collected from both groups for bacteriological e.'amination . This study revealed that ; there was an association between G6pD deficiency and Salmonella typhi carrier state and this association was statistically significant in urban rather than rural area .

Keywords

• salmonella
• infection