Antimicrobial resistance rates and surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa: where are we now?

S Kariuki, K Kering, C Wairimu, R Onsare… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Although antimicrobials have traditionally been used to treat infections and
improve health outcomes, resistance to commonly used antimicrobials has posed a major …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella Typhi worldwide

CS Marchello, SD Carr, JA Crump - The American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding patterns and trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella Typhi
can guide empiric treatment recommendations and contribute to country decisions about …

Emergence of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Clone Harboring a Promiscuous Plasmid Encoding Resistance to Fluoroquinolones …

EJ Klemm, S Shakoor, AJ Page, FN Qamar, K Judge… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antibiotic resistance is a major problem in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the causative
agent of typhoid. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates are prevalent in parts of Asia and Africa …

Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes

ME Carey, ZA Dyson, DJ Ingle, A Amir, MK Aworh… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Background: The Global Typhoid Genomics Consortium was established to bring together
the typhoid research community to aggregate and analyse Salmonella enterica serovar …

Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events

VK Wong, S Baker, DJ Pickard, J Parkhill, AJ Page… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) typhoid is a major global health threat affecting
many countries where the disease is endemic. Here whole-genome sequence analysis of …

Fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella: insights by whole-genome sequencing

WL Cuypers, J Jacobs, V Wong… - Microbial …, 2018 - microbiologyresearch.org
Fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Salmonella spp. were listed by the WHO in 2017 as priority
pathogens for which new antibiotics were urgently needed. The overall global burden of …

An integrated nationwide genomics study reveals transmission modes of typhoid fever in China

Y Feng, H Pan, B Zheng, F Li, L Teng, Z Jiang, M Feng… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi), is a life-threatening disease, usually
food-borne and commonly associated with international travel. The disease transmission …

The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa

SE Park, DT Pham, C Boinett, VK Wong, GD Pak… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
There is paucity of data regarding the geographical distribution, incidence, and
phylogenetics of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Salmonella Typhi in sub-Saharan Africa. Here …

A global resource for genomic predictions of antimicrobial resistance and surveillance of Salmonella Typhi at pathogenwatch

S Argimón, CA Yeats, RJ Goater, K Abudahab… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As whole-genome sequencing capacity becomes increasingly decentralized, there is a
growing opportunity for collaboration and the sharing of surveillance data within and …

Rapid Emergence of Multidrug Resistant, H58-Lineage Salmonella Typhi in Blantyre, Malawi

NA Feasey, K Gaskell, V Wong, C Msefula… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Between 1998 and 2010, S. Typhi was an uncommon cause of bloodstream
infection (BSI) in Blantyre, Malawi and it was usually susceptible to first-line antimicrobial …