AUTHOR Frank Badu Osei, Alfred Stein, Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The epidemiology of typhoid fever is poorly understood, particularly in Ghana where there has been no study of the ...
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Multi-drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Kenya
AUTHOR Winnie C. Mutai, Anne W. T. Muigai, Peter Waiyaki and Samuel Kariuki. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever remains a public health concern in developing countries especially among the poor who live in informal settlements devoid of proper ...
Read moreThe Burden of Typhoid Fever in South Africa: The Potential Impact of Selected Interventions
AUTHOR Karen H. Keddy, Anthony M. Smith, Arvinda Sooka, Nomsa P. Tau, Hlengiwe M. P. Ngomane, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Daina Als, and Frew G. Benson. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever is notifiable ...
Read moreDry Gangrene in Children with Typhoid Intestinal Perforation: A Report of Two Cases
AUTHOR Lofty-John C. Anyanwu, Aminu M. Mohammad, Lawal B. Abdullahi, Mustapha U. Ibrahim, Aliyu U. Farinyaro, Mohammed S. Aliyu, and Stephen K. Obaro. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Intestinal perforation is a life-threatening complication of ...
Read moreA Case of Malaria Predisposing to Salmonella Bacteremia in a Returning Traveler from Nigeria
AUTHOR Robert Jakubowski, Lisa L. Steed, Susan E. Dorman, and Camelia Marculescu. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In this case report, we present a case of concomitant malaria and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infection in 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 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 ...
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