AUTHORS Gi Deok Pak, Andrea Haekyung Haselbeck, Hyeong Won Seo, Isaac Osei, John Amuasi, Robert F Breiman, Ligia Maria Cruz Espinosa, Marianne Holm, Justin Im, Geun Hyeog Jang, Hyon Jin ...
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The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa
AUTHOR Se Eun Park, Duy Thanh Pham, Christine Boinett, Vanessa K. Wong, Gi Deok Pak, Ursula Panzner, Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza, Vera von Kalckreuth, Justin Im, Heidi Schütt-Gerowitt, John A. ...
Read moreUMSOM and Groupe De Recherche Action en Sante Begin Second Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Study in Africa
Scientists will vaccinate 250 participants aged nine months to two years old in Burkina Faso with typhoid conjugate vaccine Data from the study are expected to help inform policymakers about ...
Read moreSpatial and temporal heterogeneities of district-level typhoid morbidities in Ghana: A requisite insight for informed public health response
AUTHOR Frank Badu Osei, Alfred Stein, Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The epidemiology of typhoid fever is poorly understood, particularly in Ghana where there has been no study of the ...
Read moreMulti-drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Kenya
AUTHOR Winnie C. Mutai, Anne W. T. Muigai, Peter Waiyaki and Samuel Kariuki. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever remains a public health concern in developing countries especially among the poor who live in informal settlements devoid of proper ...
Read moreThe Burden of Typhoid Fever in South Africa: The Potential Impact of Selected Interventions
AUTHOR Karen H. Keddy, Anthony M. Smith, Arvinda Sooka, Nomsa P. Tau, Hlengiwe M. P. Ngomane, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Daina Als, and Frew G. Benson. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever is notifiable ...
Read moreDry Gangrene in Children with Typhoid Intestinal Perforation: A Report of Two Cases
AUTHOR Lofty-John C. Anyanwu, Aminu M. Mohammad, Lawal B. Abdullahi, Mustapha U. Ibrahim, Aliyu U. Farinyaro, Mohammed S. Aliyu, and Stephen K. Obaro. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Intestinal perforation is a life-threatening complication of ...
Read moreA Case of Malaria Predisposing to Salmonella Bacteremia in a Returning Traveler from Nigeria
AUTHOR Robert Jakubowski, Lisa L. Steed, Susan E. Dorman, and Camelia Marculescu. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In this case report, we present a case of concomitant malaria and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infection in a ...
Read moreMadagascar should introduce typhoid conjugate vaccines now
AUTHOR Florian Marks, Jerome H Kim, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever surveillance has been done in Madagascar since 2011 as part of the Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program ...
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 ...
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