Infection of mice with Salmonella typhimurium results in systemic infection and a disease
similar to that seen in humans after infection with S. typhi. The innate immune system can …

One characteristic of the few Salmonella enterica serovars that produce typhoid-like
infections is that disease-free persistent infection can occur for months or years in a small …

The myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (Myd88) is critical for protection
against pathogens. However, we demonstrate here that MyD88 expression in B cells inhibits …

ContextThe proportion of paratyphoid fever cases to typhoid fever cases may change due to
urbanization and increased dependency on food purchased from street vendors. For …

A global collection of 26 isolates of Salmonella typhi was investigated by sequencing a total
of 3336bp in seven housekeeping genes. Only three polymorphic sites were found and the …

Laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever requires isolation and identification of Salmonella
enterica serotype Typhi. In many areas where this disease is endemic, laboratory capability …

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) causes typhoid fever, a life-threatening human
disease. The lack of animal models due to S. Typhi's strict human host specificity has …

Enteric fever is the only bacterial infection of humans for which bone marrow examination is
routinely recommended. A prospective study of the concentrations of bacteria in the bone …

Salmonella spp. utilize a specialized protein secretion system to deliver a battery of effector
proteins into host cells. Several of these effectors stimulate Cdc42-and Rac1-dependent …

Salmonella typhi continues to cause severe disease in many parts of the world, its most
feared complication being perforation of ulcerated Peyer's patches within the small intestine …