BMJ, 2021 • In endemic areas and in returning travellers, consider enteric fever in the differential diagnosis in patients with acute fever, particularly if they have abdominal symptoms • Routine blood tests and blood culture can aid the diagnosis; serological ...
Ahmed, Tahmeed +4 more
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Burden of Culture Confirmed Enteric Fever Cases in Karachi, Pakistan: Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), 2016-2019 [PDF]
Clin Infect Dis, 2020 Background: The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) is a multicenter, multicountry study conducted in Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The objectives of the study were to characterize disease incidence among patients with enteric fever.
Andrews, JR +17 more
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Healthcare Utilization Patterns for Acute Febrile Illness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan: Results from the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: Characterizing healthcare-seeking patterns for acute febrile illness is critical for generating population-based enteric fever incidence estimates from facility-based surveillance data.
Aiemjoy, K +14 more
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Typhoid and Paratyphoid Cost of Illness in Pakistan: Patient and Health Facility Costs from the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project II [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: The objective of this study was to estimate the cost of illness from enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid) at selected sites in Pakistan. Methods: We implemented a cost-of-illness study in 4 hospitals as part of the Surveillance for Enteric
Abimbola, T +7 more
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Illness severity and outcomes among enteric fever cases from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan: Data from the surveillance for enteric fever in Asia project, 2016-2019 [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: Enteric fever can lead to prolonged hospital stays, clinical complications, and death. The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), a prospective surveillance study, characterized the burden of enteric fever, including illness ...
Andrews, Jason R +9 more
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Profile of Abdominal Surgical Complications of Enteric Fever in Children in a Developing Country [PDF]
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Surgical complications of enteric fever has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern and outcome of the treatment of abdominal surgical complications of enteric fever in ...
Kevin Emeka Chukwubuike
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Spatial heterogeneity of enteric fever in 2 diverse communities in Nepal [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: Typhoid fever is endemic in the urban Kathmandu Valley of Nepal; however, there have been no population-based studies of typhoid outside of this community in the past 3 decades.
Aiemjo, Kristen +9 more
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Diagnostic value of clinical features to distinguish enteric fever from other febrile illnesses in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: Enteric fever, a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi A, frequently presents as a nonlocalizing febrile illness that is difficult to distinguish from other infectious causes of fever.
Aiemjoy, Kristen +9 more
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Antibiotic use prior to hospital presentation among individuals with suspected enteric fever in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background: Antibiotic use prior to seeking care at a hospital may reduce the sensitivity of blood culture for enteric fever, with implications for both clinical care and surveillance.
Aiemjoy, Kristen +9 more
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