Salmonella Typhi and Plasmodium falciparum co-infection in a 12-year old girl with haemoglobin e trait from a non-malarious area in Bangladesh

A 12-year old girl from uttar badda,dhaka,bangladesh,was admitted to the dhaka hospital of icddr,b,with a 23-day history of fever and diarrhoea. after admission,she was treated for culture-proven salmo- nella typhi-associated infection and was discovered to be heterozygous for haemoglobin e. despite treat- ment with appropriate antibiotics,the patient's condition did not improve,prompting further investiga- tion,which revealed malaria due to plasmodium falciparum. dhaka is considered a malaria-free zone,and the patient denied recent travel outside dhaka. subsequently,the patient recovered fully on antimalarial therapy. © international centre for diarrhoeal disease research,bangladesh.