Typhoid fever is a serious enteric infection that can be cured through timely and accurate diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic treatment. However, this process is often difficult in low- and middle-income ...
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Typhoid intestinal perforations: valuable disease indicator in Francophone Africa
To read this blog in French, please click here. Typhoid, a bacterial infection, can be cured with antibiotics when diagnosed and appropriately treated in a timely manner. However, typhoid intestinal perforation ...
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Typhoid – what’s surgery got to do with it?
Typhoid intestinal perforations – or TIP – is a severe, life-threatening, late complication of typhoid, which can occur several weeks after initial symptoms. TIP is a surgical emergency with mortality ...
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What can intestinal perforations tell us about typhoid disease burden?
This paper is part of Charting the Course to Meet the Challenges Ahead: Research and Developments on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses. Typhoid remains a real threat in low- and ...
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