Modifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015

BACKGROUND: Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak occurred in Kampala, Uganda, with 10,230 suspected cases. During the outbreak, area surgeons reported a surge in cases of typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP), a complication of typhoid fever. We conducted an investigation to...

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Autores principales: Bulage, Lilian, Masiira, Ben, Ario, Alex R., Matovu, Joseph K.B, Nsubuga, Peter, Kaharuza, Frank, Nankabirwa, Victoria, Routh, Janell, Zhu, Bao-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28946853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2720-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28946853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2720-2

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