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Pediatric travelers presenting to an Australian emergency department (2014–2015): A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis
AUTHOR Connie H. Chong, Mary E. McCaskill, Philip N. Britton. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological data on pediatric travelers are lacking, especially from Oceania. We aimed to evaluate travelers presenting to a ...
Read moreMadagascar should introduce typhoid conjugate vaccines now
AUTHOR Florian Marks, Jerome H Kim, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever surveillance has been done in Madagascar since 2011 as part of the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program ...
Read moreA systematic review of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the etiological agent of typhoid
AUTHOR Carl D. Britto, Vanessa K. Wong, Gordan Dougan, Andrew J. Pollard ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The temporal and spatial change in trends of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in typhoid have not been ...
Read moreExtensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid — Are Conjugate Vaccines Arriving Just in Time?
AUTHOR Jason R. Andrews, M.D., Farah N. Qamar, F.C.P.S., Richelle C. Charles, M.D., and Edward T. Ryan, M.D. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In Hyderabad, Pakistan, an outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella ...
Read moreCase-Fatality Ratio of Blood Culture–Confirmed Typhoid Fever in Dhaka, Bangladesh
AUTHOR Alexander T Yu, Nuhu Amin, Muhammad Waliur Rahman, Emily S Gurley, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Stephen P Luby. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: With impending rollout of new conjugate typhoid vaccines, better estimates ...
Read moreThe Relationship Between Blood Sample Volume and Diagnostic Sensitivity of Blood Culture for Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AUTHOR Marina Antillon, Neil J Saad, Stephen Baker, Andrew J Pollard, Virginia E Pitzer. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Blood culture is the standard diagnostic method for typhoid and paratyphoid (enteric) fever in ...
Read moreAntibiotic-Resistant Salmonella in the Food Supply and the Potential Role of Antibiotic Alternatives for Control
AUTHOR Divek V. T. Nair, Kumar Venkitanarayanan, and Anup Kollanoor Johny. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Salmonella enterica is one of the most ubiquitous enteropathogenic bacterial species on earth, and comprises more than ...
Read moreA Retrospective Review of Hospital-Based Data on Enteric Fever in India, 2014–2015
AUTHOR Dipika Sur, Caitlin Barkume, Bratati Mukhopadhyay, Kashmira Date, Nirmal Kumar Ganguly, Denise Garrett. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Enteric fever remains a threat to many countries with minimal access to clean water ...
Read morePhase I of the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP): An Overview and Lessons Learned
AUTHOR Caitlin Barkume, Kashmira Date, Samir K Saha, Farah Naz Qamar, Dipika Sur, Jason R Andrews, Stephen P Luby, M Imran Khan, Alex Freeman, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Denise Garrett. ABSTRACT ...
Read moreTyphoid fever outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Case control and ecological study
AUTHOR Julii Brainard, Rob D’hondt, Engy Ali, Rafael Van den Bergh, Anja De Weggheleire, Yves Baudot, Frederic Patigny, Vincent Lambert, Rony Zachariah, Peter Maes, Donat Kuma-Kuma Kenge, Paul R. Hunter. ...
Read moreCommunity-based prevalence of typhoid fever, typhus, brucellosis and malaria among symptomatic individuals in Afar Region, Ethiopia
AUTHOR Biruk Zerfu, Girmay Medhin, Gezahegne Mamo, Gezahegn Getahun, Rea Tschopp, Mengistu Legesse. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In sub-Saharan Africa, where there is the scarcity of proper diagnostic tools, febrile illness related ...
Read moreHealth risk perceptions and local knowledge of water-related infectious disease exposure among Kenyan wetland communities
AUTHOR Carmen Anthonj, Bernd Diekkrüger, Christian Borgemeister, Thomas Kistemann. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Risk perceptions have the potential of motivating and shaping health-related behaviour, i.e. the application of protective health measures. We ...
Read moreIncubation period of typhoidal salmonellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outbreaks and experimental studies occurring over the last century
AUTHOR Adedoyin Awofisayo-Okuyelu, Noel McCarthy, Ifunanya Mgbakor and Ian Hall. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In this study, the authors have undertaken a systematic review of outbreak investigation reports and experimental studies, extracted reported data, tested for ...
Read moreThe epidemiology of typhoid fever in the Dhulikhel area, Nepal: A prospective cohort study
AUTHOR Neta Petersiel, Sudeep Shresta, Rajendra Tamrakar , Rajendra Koju, Surendra Madhup, Ashish Shresta, TRS Bedi, Niv Zmora, Yael Paran, Eli Schwartz, Ami Neuberger. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever (TF) continues ...
Read moreTyphoid fever outbreak with severe complications in Yucatan, Mexico
AUTHOR Bano-Zaidi M, Aguayo-Romero M, Campos FD, Colome-Ruiz J, Gonzalez ME, Piste IM, Magaña CP, Gamboa MGY. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Large outbreaks are common in Africa and Asia, but are rare ...
Read moreUse of whole genome sequencing to complement characterisation of a typhoid fever outbreak among a Marshallese community: Oklahoma, 2015
AUTHOR Burnsed LJ, Kovar LD, Angelo KM, Trees EK, Concepción-Acevedo J, McDermott MD, Wagner D, Bradley KK. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever is an illness caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. ...
Read moreThe Control of Typhoid Fever in Vietnam
AUTHOR Tran Vu Thieu Nga, Pham Thanh Duy, Nguyen Phu Huong Lan, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, and Stephen Baker. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. ...
Read moreTyphoid and paratyphoid fever: a call to action.
AUTHOR Gibani MM, Britto C, Pollard AJ. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Enteric fever remains a major global-health concern, estimated to be responsible for between 11.9 and 26.9 million cases annually. Long-term prevention ...
Read moreIntegrating Facility-Based Surveillance With Healthcare Utilization Surveys to Estimate Enteric Fever Incidence: Methods and Challenges
AUTHOR Jason R Andrews, Caitlin Barkume, Alexander T Yu, Samir K Saha, Farah N Qamar, Denise Garrett, Stephen P Luby. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Cohort studies and facility-based sentinel surveillance are common ...
Read moreA Turning Point in Typhoid Control
AUTHOR Bentsi-Enchill AD, Pollard AJ. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The highest burden of morbidity and mortality associated with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and S. enterica serovar Paratyphi A occurs in South and ...
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