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Draft genome sequence of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain resistant to fourth-generation cephalosporin and fluoroquinolone antibiotics [PDF]

, 2017
Typhoid is endemic in developing countries. We report here the first draft genome sequence of a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi clinical isolate from Pakistan exhibiting resistance to cefepime (a fourth-generation cephalosporin)
Ali, Amjad, Andleeb, Saadia, Ashraf, Shifa Tariq, Burnham, Carey-Ann, Dantas, Gautam, Gul, Danish, Munir, Tehmina, Potter, Robert F, Riaz, Hurmat, Wallace, Meghan A   +9 more
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Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Typhoid Fever Among Hospitalized Patients in Hyderabad District, Pakistan, 2017-2018: Retrospective Record Review

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2021
Background Hyderabad, Pakistan, was the first city to witness an outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) typhoid fever. The outbreak strain is resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fluoroquinolones, and third ...
Munaza Fatima, Santosh Kumar, Mudassar Hussain, N. M. Memon, Anum Vighio, M. A. Syed, A. Chaudhry, Z. Hussain, Z. Baig, M. Baig, R. Asghar, A. Ikram, Y. Khader   +12 more
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Complications and mortality of typhoid fever: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Infection, 2020
Highlights • Complications and death are considerable among hospitalized patients with typhoid fever.• Case fatality ratio of typhoid fever was higher in Africa compared to Asia.• Among studies in Africa, 20% of patients with typhoid intestinal ...
C. Marchello, M. Birkhold, J. Crump
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A skeleton in the closet: The implications of COVID-19 on XDR strain of typhoid in Pakistan

Public Health in Practice, 2021
Extensively drug resistant typhoid fever is a major public health concern in Pakistan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, poor sanitation is leading typhoid cases to a surge and obsolete diagnostic methods are paving the way towards ir-rational ...
Shoaib Ahmad, C. Tsagkaris, A. Aborode, Muhammad Tanzeel Ul Haque, S. Khan, U. Khawaja, Ana Carla dos Santos Costa, M. Y. Essar, D. Lucero-Prisno   +8 more
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The malaria and typhoid fever burden in the slums of Kolkata, India: data from a prospective community-based study.

, 2006
Recent research has indicated that the malaria burden in Asia may have been vastly underestimated. We conducted a prospective community-based study in an impoverished urban site in Kolkata, India, to estimate the burden of malaria and typhoid fever and ...
Acosta, Camilo J, Ali, Mohammad, Bhattacharya, Sujit K, Clemens, John D, Deb, Alok K, Deen, Jacqueline L, Dutta, Shanta, Gupta, Vinay Kumar, Kanungo, Suman, Kim, Deok Ryun, Manna, Byomkesh, Ochiai, R Leon, Sarkar, Banwari Lal, Sur, Dipika, Tsuzuki, Ataru, von Seidlein, Lorenz   +15 more
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Risk factors associated with typhoid fever in children aged 2-16 years in Karachi, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2011
We analysed the data from the control group in a typhoid vaccine trial in Karachi to assess the differences in individual-, household-and cluster-level characteristics for developing typhoid fever.
Acosta, C. J., Ali, M., Bhutta, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Bradley-Sack, R., Clemens, J. D., Habib, Atif, Khan, M. Imran, Khan, M. J., Nizami, S. Q., Ochiai, R. L., Park, J. K., Puri, M. K., Sahito, S. M., Soofi, S. B., Von-Seidlein, L., You, Y. A.   +15 more
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Incidence of typhoid fever in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, and Nigeria (the Severe Typhoid in Africa programme): a population-based study

Lancet Global Health
Summary Background Typhoid Fever remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-income settings. The Severe Typhoid in Africa programme was designed to address regional gaps in typhoid burden data and identify populations eligible for ...
Florian Marks, J. Im, Se Eun Park, G. Pak, H. Jeon, L. R. Wandji Nana, Marie-France Phoba, Lisette Mbuyi-Kalonji, Ondari D. Mogeni, Biruk Yeshitela, U. Panzner, L. M. Cruz Espinoza, Tigist Beyene, Michael Owusu-Ansah, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Melese Yeshambaw, Ashenafi Alemu, O. Adewusi, O. Adekanmbi, Ellen E Higginson, Akinlolu Adepoju, Sarah Agbi, Enoch G Cakpo, V. O. Ogunleye, Gaëlle Nkoji Tunda, O. Ikhimiukor, Jules Mbuyamba, Trevor Toy, F. Agyapong, Isaac Osei, J. Amuasi, T. Razafindrabe, T. M. Raminosoa, G. Nyirenda, Njariharinjakampionona Randriamampionona, Hyeong Won Seo, Hyejin Seo, M. Siribie, M. Carey, Michael Owusu, C. G. Meyer, Ndrainaharimira Rakotozandrindrainy, N. Sarpong, Mathilde Razafindrakalia, Ravomialisoa Razafimanantsoa, Moussa Ouédraogo, Yeonseon J. Kim, Jooah Lee, Raphaël M Zellweger, Sophie S Y Kang, Ju Yeon Park, John A Crump, L. Hardy, Jan Jacobs, D. Garrett, Jason R. Andrews, Nimesh Poudyal, Deok Ryun Kim, John D. Clemens, Stephen Baker, Jerome H. Kim, Gordon Dougan, Jonathan D Sugimoto, S. Van Puyvelde, A. Kehinde, Oluwafemi Popoola, V. Mogasale, R. F. Breiman, William Macwright, Abraham Aseffa, B. Tadesse, A. Haselbeck, Y. Adu-Sarkodie, M. Teferi, Abdramane Soura Bassiahi, I. Okeke, Octavie Lunguya-Metila, E. Owusu-Dabo, R. Rakotozandrindrainy   +78 more
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Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution.
Nicholas A. Feasey, Brett N. Archer, Robert S. Heyderman, Arvinda Sooka, Brigitte Dennis, Melita A. Gordon, Karen H. Keddy   +6 more
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Loss of very-long O-antigen chains optimizes capsule-mediated immune evasion by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. [PDF]

, 2013
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, Crawford, Robert W, Spees, Alanna M, Tsolis, Renée M, Wangdi, Tamding, Xavier, Mariana N   +5 more
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Efficacy of typhoid vaccines against culture-confirmed Salmonella Typhi in typhoid endemic countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lancet Global Health
BACKGROUND Typhoid is a serious public health threat in many low-income and middle-income countries. Several vaccines for typhoid have been recommended by WHO for typhoid prevention in endemic countries. This study aimed to review the efficacy of typhoid
Rabab Batool, Zoya Qamar, Rehana A Salam, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, P. Ashorn, F. Qamar   +5 more
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