AUTHORS James E. Meiring, Malick Gibani, the TyVAC Consortium Meeting Group ABSTRACT Typhoid fever is estimated to cause between 11.9–26.9 million infections globally each year with 129,000–216,510 deaths. Access to ...
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Preparedness of adolescents departing from Athens International Airport to Africa or Asia: A five-year airport-based prospective study
AUTHORS Maltezou HC, Pavli A, Theodoridou K, Bournousouzis E, Minitsios A, Katerelos P, Lymperi I, Theodoridou M ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The number of adolescents who travel has increased. We estimated the preparedness of adolescents (12-18 years) departing from ...
Read moreGallbladder sludge associated with ceftriaxone therapy for typhoid fever in Nigerian children: A case series
AUTHORS Hafsatu W Idris, Lawal W Umar, Sakina Abdullahi, Ahmed U Hamidu ABSTRACT Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin with a wide spectrum of activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. ...
Read morePopulation-based incidence, seasonality and serotype distribution of invasive salmonellosis among children in Nanoro, rural Burkina Faso
AUTHORS Guiraud I, Post A, Diallo SN, Lompo P, Maltha J, Thriemer K, Tahita CM, Ley B, Derra K, Bottieau E, Kazienga A, Schurmans C, Ravinetto R, Rouamba E, Van Griensven J, Bertrand S, Tinto H, Jacobs J ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by Salmonella Typhi and invasive ...
Read moreThe STRATAA study protocol: a programme to assess the burden of enteric fever in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal using prospective population census, passive surveillance, serological studies and healthcare utilisation surveys
AUTHORS Darton TC, Meiring JE, Tonks S, Khan MA, Khanam F, Shakya M, Thindwa D, Baker S, Basnyat B, Clemens JD, Dougan G, Dolecek C, Dunstan SJ, Gordon MA, Heyderman RS, Holt KE, Pitzer VE, Qadri F, Zaman K, Pollard AJ; STRATAA Study Consortium ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Invasive infections caused by Salmonella ...
Read moreReproducible diagnostic metabolites in plasma from typhoid fever patients in Asia and Africa
AUTHORS Elin Näsström, Christopher M Parry, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Rapeephan R Maude, Hanna K de Jong, Masako Fukushima, Olena Rzhepishevska, Florian Marks, Ursula Panzner, Justin Im, Hyonjin Jeon, Seeun ...
Read moreAntimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi Isolates from a General Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, Indonesia: A Five-Year Review.
AUTHORS Hardjo Lugito NP, Cucunawangsih ABSTRACT Typhoid and paratyphoid fever known as enteric fever pose important global public health problem, with 21.6 million cases and approximately 250,000 deaths annually. It ...
Read moreAn appraisal of the clinical features of paediatric enteric fever including a systematic review and meta-analysis of the age stratified disease occurrence
AUTHORS Britto C, Pollard AJ, Voysey M, Blohmke CJ ABSTRACT Children bear a substantial proportion of the enteric fever disease burden in endemic areas. Controversy persistis regarding which age groups ...
Read moreThe burden of typhoid fever in low- and middle-income countries: A meta-regression approach
AUTHORS Antillón M, Warren JL, Crawford FW, Weinberger DM, Kürüm E, Pak GD, Marks F, Pitzer VE ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Upcoming vaccination efforts against typhoid fever require an assessment of the ...
Read moreAn association between decreasing incidence of invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis and increased use of antiretroviral therapy, Gauteng Province, South Africa, 2003-2013
AUTHORS Keddy KH, Takuva S, Musekiwa A, Puren AJ, Sooka A, Karstaedt A, Klugman KP, Angulo FJ ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: HIV-infected persons are at increased risk of opportunistic infections, including invasive ...
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