[Enteric fever in Madrid. A review of the last 30 years].

BACKGROUND

Our aim is analyze the epidemiological factors of enteric fever in Madrid (Spain) over the last 30 years.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

A retrospective review was conducted on cases of typhoid and paratyphoid fever studied in the Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid) between 1980 and 2010. Two similar periods in time were studied (P1: 1980-1993; P2: 1994-2010).

RESULTS

There was a total of 61 confirmed cases of enteric fever: 51 (84%) were typhoid and 10 were paratyphoid: 45 patients were native Spanish (40 belonging to P1) and 16 were immigrants (15 in P2, with 11 of them coming from the Indian sub-continent).

CONCLUSION

Enteric fever must be present in the differential diagnosis of persistent fever without clear focus in immigrants, mainly from the Indian subcontinent, and travelers from endemic areas.