AUTHORS Dr Florian Marks, PhD, Vera von Kalckreuth, MD, Peter Aaby, DMSc, Prof Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, PhD, Muna Ahmed El Tayeb, MD, Mohammad Ali, PhD, Abraham Aseffa, PhD, Prof Stephen Baker, ...
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Epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of typhoid intestinal perforation in a rural environment of Burkina Faso
AUTHORS Ouedraogo S, Ouangre E, Zida M ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features of ileal perforation due to typhoid fever at ...
Read moreIncidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study
AUTHORS Marks F, von Kalckreuth V, Aaby P, Adu-Sarkodie Y, El Tayeb MA, Ali M, Aseffa A, Baker S, Biggs HM, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Breiman RF, Campbell JI, Cosmas L, Crump ...
Read morePoverty-related diseases (PRDs): unravelling complexities in disease responses in Cameroon
AUTHORS Makoge V, Maat H, Vaandrager L, Koelen M ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In Cameroon, poverty-related diseases (PRDs) are a major public health concern. Research and policies addressing PRDs are based on ...
Read moreTyphoid perforation: Post-operative Intensive Care Unit care and outcome
AUTHORS Akinwale MO, Sanusi AA, Adebayo OK ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Typhoid perforation ileitis is a serious complication of typhoid fever, a common and unfortunate health problem in a resource-poor country like ...
Read moreA large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January – June 2015
AUTHORS Kabwama SN, Bulage L, Nsubuga F, Pande G, Oguttu DW, Mafigiri R, Kihembo C, Kwesiga B, Masiira B, Okullo AE, Kajumbula H, Matovu J, Makumbi I, Wetaka M, Kasozi ...
Read moreFood safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of institutional food-handlers in Ghana
AUTHORS Akabanda F, Hlortsi EH, Owusu-Kwarteng J ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In large scale cooking, food is handled by many individuals, thereby increasing the chances of food contamination due to improper handling. ...
Read moreTyphoid Fever in South Africa in an Endemic HIV Setting
AUTHORS Keddy KH.; Sooka, A.; Smith, AM.; Musekiwa, A.; Tau, NP.; Klugman, KP.; Angulo, FJ. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Typhoid fever remains an important disease in Africa, associated with outbreaks and the ...
Read moreDisseminated infections with antibiotic-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella strains: contributions of host and pathogen factors
AUTHORS Lokken, KL.; Walker, GT.; Tsolis, RM. ABSTRACT Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars (NTS) are generally associated with gastroenteritis; however, the very young and elderly, as well as individuals with compromised ...
Read moreEvaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study
AUTHORS Ho, J., et al ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Private sector medicine outlets are an important provider of health services across the developing world, and are an untapped means of distributing and ...
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