AUTHORS William L Still, Milagritos D Tapia, Sharon M Tennant, Mamadou Sylla, Aliou Touré, Henry Badji, Adama Mamby Keita, Samba O Sow, Myron M Levine, Karen L Kotloff ABSTRACT Background ...
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Research on Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Disease and Developments Towards Better Understanding of Epidemiology, Management, and Control Strategies
AUTHORS Samuel Kariuki, Ellis Owusu-Dabo ABSTRACT During the 11th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses held in Hanoi, Vietnam, a number of papers were presented on the burden ...
Read moreMethodological Considerations for Cost of Illness Studies of Enteric Fever
AUTHORS Nelly Mejia, Enusa Ramani, Sarah W Pallas, Dayoung Song, Taiwo Abimbola, Vittal Mogasale ABSTRACT This article presents a selection of practical issues, questions, and tradeoffs in methodological choices to ...
Read moreThe Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), Severe Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa (SETA), Surveillance of Enteric Fever in India (SEFI), and Strategic Typhoid Alliance Across Africa and Asia (STRATAA) Population-based Enteric Fever Studies: A Review of Methodological Similarities and Differences
AUTHORS Megan E Carey, William R MacWright, Justin Im, James E Meiring, Malick M Gibani, Se Eun Park, Ashley Longley, Hyon Jin Jeon, Caitlin Hemlock, Alexander T Yu, Abdramane Soura, ...
Read moreIntestinal Perforations Associated With a High Mortality and Frequent Complications During an Epidemic of Multidrug-resistant Typhoid Fever in Blantyre, Malawi
AUTHORS Franziska Olgemoeller, Jonathan J Waluza, Dalitso Zeka, Jillian S Gauld, Peter J Diggle, Jonathan M Read, Thomas Edwards, Chisomo L Msefula, Angeziwa Chirambo, Melita A Gordon, Emma Thomson, Robert ...
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Harare’s Sunningdale suburb has been hit by a typhoid outbreak after recording nine cases The cases were confirmed by Ward 10 Councillor Hammy Madzingira who attributed the outbreak to continuous ...
Read moreInvasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review on antimicrobial resistance and treatment
AUTHORS Bieke Tack, Jolien Vanaenrode, Jan Y Verbakel, Jaan Toelen, Jan Jacobs ABSTRACT Background: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) are a frequent cause of invasive infections in sub-Saharan Africa. They are frequently multidrug resistant (co-resistant to ...
Read moreHigh genetic similarity between non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from paired blood and stool samples of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
AUTHORS Marie-France Phoba, Barbara Barbé, Benedikt Ley, Sandra Van Puyvelde, Annelies Post, Wesley Mattheus, Stijn Deborggraeve, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs ABSTRACT Background: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) serotypes Typhimurium and Enteritidis are a major cause of bloodstream infections in ...
Read moreA Computationally Efficient Method for Probabilistic Parameter Threshold Analysis for Health Economic Evaluations
AUTHORS Zoë Pieters, Mark Strong, Virginia E Pitzer, Philippe Beutels, Joke Bilcke ABSTRACT Background. Threshold analysis is used to determine the threshold value of an input parameter at which a health care strategy becomes ...
Read moreFactors Associated With Occurrence of Salmonellosis Among Children Living in Mukuru Slum, an Urban Informal Settlement in Kenya
AUTHORS Cecilia Mbae, Moses Mwangi, Naomi Gitau, Tabitha Irungu, Fidelis Muendo, Zilla Wakio, Ruth Wambui, Susan Kavai, Robert Onsare, Celestine Wairimu, Ronald Ngetich, Frida Njeru, Sandra Van Puyvelde, John Clemens, Gordon Dougan, Samuel Kariuki ABSTRACT Background: In Kenya, typhoid fever and invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis present ...
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