AUTHORS Irene N Kasumba, Caisey V Pulford, Blanca M Perez-Sepulveda, Sunil Sen, Nurulla Sayed, Jasnehta Permala-Booth, Sofie Livio, Darren Heavens, Ross Low, Neil Hall, Anna Roose, Helen Powell, Tamer Farag, Sandra Panchalingham, Lynette Berkeley, Dilruba Nasrin, William C ...
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Spatio-temporal trends and distribution patterns of typhoid disease in Uganda from 2012 to 2017
AUTHORS Kamukama Ismail, Gilbert Maiga, Denis Ssebuggwawo, Peter Nabende, Ali Mansourian ABSTRACT Typhoid disease continues to be a global public health burden. Uganda is one of the African countries characterized by high incidences of ...
Read morePrevalence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi infection, its associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among febrile patients at Adare general hospital, Hawassa, southern Ethiopia
AUTHORS Roza Nasir Awol, Dawit Yihdego Reda, Deresse Daka Gidebo ABSTRACT Background: Salmonellas enterica serovar Typhi (S.typhi) causes typhoid fever and is a global health problem, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. ...
Read moreNeno typhoid outbreak
At least five people have died from typhoid fever in Neno District Neno District Hospital spokesperson Caroline Banda said, apart from registering five cases of death, health officials recorded 56 ...
Read moreSalmonella enterica serovar Typhi H58 clone has been endemic in Zimbabwe from 2012 to 2019
AUTHORS Tapfumanei Mashe, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Sekesai Mtapuri-Zinyowera, Robert A Kingsley, V Robertson, Andrew Tarupiwa, Marleen M Kock, Evidence P Makombe, Blessmore V Chaibva, Portia Manangazira, Isaac Phiri, Simon Nyadundu, Chriswell ...
Read moreSafety and immunogenicity of co-administration of meningococcal type A and measles rubella vaccines with typhoid conjugate vaccine in children aged 15-23 months in Burkina Faso
AUTHORS Sodiomon B. Sirima, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Nouhoun Barry, Mohamadou Siribie, Alfred B. Tiono, Issa Nébié, Amadou T. Konaté, Gloria Damoaliga Berges, Amidou Diarra, Moussa Ouedraogo, Issiaka Soulama, Alimatou Hema, Shrimati ...
Read moreComplications and mortality of typhoid fever: a global systematic review and meta-analysis: Typhoid complications and mortality
AUTHORS Christian S Marchello, Megan Birkhold, John A Crump ABSTRACT Objectives: Updated estimates of the prevalence of complications and case fatality ratio (CFR) among typhoid fever patients are needed to understand disease ...
Read moreExtended spectrum beta-lactamase and fluoroquinolone resistance genes among Escherichia coli and Salmonella isolates from children with diarrhea, Burkina Faso
AUTHORS René Dembélé, Ali Konaté, Oumar Traoré, Wendpoulomdé A D Kaboré, Issiaka Soulama, Assèta Kagambèga, Alfred S Traoré, Nathalie K Guessennd, Awa Aidara-Kane, Amy Gassama-Sow, Nicolas Barro ABSTRACT Background: The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria (MDR) has become ...
Read moreWhole-genome sequencing to investigate two concurrent outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis in South Africa, 2018
AUTHORS Anthony M Smith, Nomsa P Tau, Hlengiwe M Ngomane, Phuti Sekwadi, Ntsieni Ramalwa, Krishna Moodley, Chetna Govind, Shameema Khan, Moherndran Archary, Juno Thomas ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) is a major cause of foodborne ...
Read moreDetection and Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serotypes by Simple PCR Technologies
AUTHORS Samuel Kariuki, John Kiiru ABSTRACT Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular-based technology that has revolutionized diagnostics and characterization of pathogens, and thus affecting how we understand disease landscape. This ...
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