Current trends in the epidemiology and management of enteric fever in Africa: A literature review
Enteric fever remains a tropical disease of public health significance in Africa, due to its high endemicity and transmission rates, more in sub-Saharan Africa with 7.2 million cases of typhoid fever annually and incidence rate of 762 per 100 000 person ...
Oluwaseyitan A Adesegun+8 more
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Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhi infection: a report of two cases in South Africa
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are acute, life-threatening febrile illnesses caused by systemic infection with the bacterium Salmonella enterica. Nineteen cases were reported in South Africa in 2016. We report on two cases of bacteraemic invasive S. typhi
N. Schellack+9 more
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Lack of efflux mediated quinolone resistance in Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A. [PDF]
International audienceSalmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A isolates from human patients in France displaying different levels of resistance to quinolones or fluoroquinolones were studied for resistance mechanisms to these antimicrobial ...
Baucheron, Sylvie+4 more
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Temporal fluctuation of multidrug resistant salmonella typhi haplotypes in the mekong river delta region of Vietnam. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: typhoid fever remains a public health problem in Vietnam, with a significant burden in the Mekong River delta region. Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterial pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S.
Baker, Stephen+13 more
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Loss of very-long O-antigen chains optimizes capsule-mediated immune evasion by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. [PDF]
UnlabelledExpression of capsular polysaccharides is a variable trait often associated with more-virulent forms of a bacterial species. For example, typhoid fever is caused by the capsulated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, while nontyphoidal Salmonella
Bäumler, Andreas J+5 more
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Tubo ovarian abscess as a complication of typhoid fever [PDF]
This paper was read at a joint meeting of the Association of Surgeons and Physicians of Malta and the Fifth Army Surgeons Travelling Club at a meeting in Malta, in May 1968.
Attard, Raphael, Vassallo, Luis A.
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Targeting the hard to reach: Challenges and novel strategies in the treatment of intracellular bacterial infections: Targeting intracellular bacteria [PDF]
Infectious diseases continue to threaten human and animal health and welfare globally, impacting millions of lives and causing substantial economic loss. The use of antibacterials has been only partially successful in reducing disease impact.
Good, L, Kamaruzzaman, N F, Kendall, S L
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Treatment of enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) with cephalosporins. [PDF]
Kuehn R+5 more
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Serotype epidemiology and multidrug resistance patterns of Salmonella enterica infecting humans in Italy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica is the zoonotic agent most frequently responsible for foodborne infections in humans worldwide. In this work the presence of S.
Bettanello, Sabrina+4 more
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NOTES ON THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CASES TREATED AS PARATYPHOID FEVER. [PDF]
Henry A. Robinson
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