Highly drug resistant strains of typhoid fever have been discovered in Bangladesh, raising concerns that antibiotics could be rendered an ineffective treatment for the disease within just a few years.
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Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Salmonella Typhi Infection Among Adult Patients in Qatar: A Hospital-based Study
AUTHOR Hasan Ahmedullah, Fahmi Yousef Khan, Muna Al Maslamani, Hussam Al Soub, Kadavil Chacko, Mohammed Abu Khattab, Samar Mahmoud, Faraj Howaidy, Maliha Thapur, Eyad Al Madhoun, Manal Hamed, Sanjay Doiphode, ...
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 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 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 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 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 ...
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