Shifts in Geographic Distribution and Antimicrobial Resistance during a Prolonged Typhoid Fever Outbreak — Bundibugyo and Kasese Districts, Uganda, 2009–2011

BACKGROUND: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi is transmitted by fecally contaminated food and water and causes approximately 22 million typhoid fever infections worldwide each year. Most cases occur in developing countries, where approximately 4% of patients develop intestinal perforation (IP). In K...

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Autores principales: Walters, Maroya Spalding, Routh, Janell, Mikoleit, Matthew, Kadivane, Samuel, Ouma, Caroline, Mubiru, Denis, Mbusa, Ben, Murangi, Amos, Ejoku, Emmanuel, Rwantangle, Absalom, Kule, Uziah, Lule, John, Garrett, Nancy, Halpin, Jessica, Maxwell, Nikki, Kagirita, Atek, Mulabya, Fred, Makumbi, Issa, Freeman, Molly, Joyce, Kevin, Hill, Vince, Downing, Robert, Mintz, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002726

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