Antimicrobial resistance and management of invasive Salmonella disease
Invasive Salmonella infections (typhoidal and non-typhoidal) cause a huge burden of illness
estimated at nearly 3.4 million cases and over 600,000 deaths annually especially in …
estimated at nearly 3.4 million cases and over 600,000 deaths annually especially in …
Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi and the Pathogenesis of Typhoid Fever
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the cause of typhoid, is host restricted to humans. S.
Typhi has a monophyletic population structure, indicating that typhoid in humans is a …
Typhi has a monophyletic population structure, indicating that typhoid in humans is a …
The burden of typhoid fever in low-and middle-income countries: a meta-regression approach
Background Upcoming vaccination efforts against typhoid fever require an assessment of
the baseline burden of disease in countries at risk. There are no typhoid incidence data from …
the baseline burden of disease in countries at risk. There are no typhoid incidence data from …
Population-based incidence of typhoid fever in an urban informal settlement and a rural area in Kenya: implications for typhoid vaccine use in Africa
RF Breiman, L Cosmas, H Njuguna, A Audi, B Olack… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background High rates of typhoid fever in children in urban settings in Asia have led to focus
on childhood immunization in Asian cities, but not in Africa, where data, mostly from rural …
on childhood immunization in Asian cities, but not in Africa, where data, mostly from rural …
Rapid Emergence of Multidrug Resistant, H58-Lineage Salmonella Typhi in Blantyre, Malawi
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 …
infection (BSI) in Blantyre, Malawi and it was usually susceptible to first-line antimicrobial …
Identification and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial enteropathogens from children aged 0–59 months at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia …
Background Bacterial diarrhoeal disease is among the most common causes of mortality
and morbidity in children 0–59 months at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka …
and morbidity in children 0–59 months at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka …
Rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric) fever
Background Differentiating both typhoid (Salmonella Typhi) and paratyphoid (Salmonella
Paratyphi A) infection from other causes of fever in endemic areas is a diagnostic challenge …
Paratyphi A) infection from other causes of fever in endemic areas is a diagnostic challenge …
A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January–June 2015
SN Kabwama, L Bulage, F Nsubuga, G Pande… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan
Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one person and sickened dozens. We …
Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one person and sickened dozens. We …
Risk of intestinal parasitic infections in people with different exposures to wastewater and fecal sludge in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
S Fuhrimann, MS Winkler, NB Kabatereine… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background There are health risks associated with wastewater and fecal sludge
management and use, but little is known about the magnitude, particularly in rapidly growing …
management and use, but little is known about the magnitude, particularly in rapidly growing …
Genomic signature of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates related to a massive outbreak in Zambia between 2010 and 2012
RS Hendriksen, P Leekitcharoenphon… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Retrospectively, we investigated the epidemiology of a massive Salmonella enterica serovar
Typhi outbreak in Zambia during 2010 to 2012. Ninety-four isolates were susceptibility …
Typhi outbreak in Zambia during 2010 to 2012. Ninety-four isolates were susceptibility …