Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa

To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution. Invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis showed a clear bimodal age distribution; the infection developed in women at a younger age than in...

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Main Authors: Feasey, Nicholas A., Archer, Brett N., Heyderman, Robert S., Sooka, Arvinda, Dennis, Brigitte, Gordon, Melita A., Keddy, Karen H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294972/
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spelling pubmed-32949722012-03-07 Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa Feasey, Nicholas A. Archer, Brett N. Heyderman, Robert S. Sooka, Arvinda Dennis, Brigitte Gordon, Melita A. Keddy, Karen H. Dispatch To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution. Invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis showed a clear bimodal age distribution; the infection developed in women at a younger age than in men. Case frequency for typhoid fever was lower than for salmonellosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3294972/ /pubmed/20735930 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1609.100125 Text en
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author Feasey, Nicholas A.
Archer, Brett N.
Heyderman, Robert S.
Sooka, Arvinda
Dennis, Brigitte
Gordon, Melita A.
Keddy, Karen H.
spellingShingle Feasey, Nicholas A.
Archer, Brett N.
Heyderman, Robert S.
Sooka, Arvinda
Dennis, Brigitte
Gordon, Melita A.
Keddy, Karen H.
Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
author_facet Feasey, Nicholas A.
Archer, Brett N.
Heyderman, Robert S.
Sooka, Arvinda
Dennis, Brigitte
Gordon, Melita A.
Keddy, Karen H.
author_sort Feasey, Nicholas A.
title Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
title_short Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
title_full Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
title_fullStr Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Typhoid Fever and Invasive Nontyphoid Salmonellosis, Malawi and South Africa
title_sort typhoid fever and invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis, malawi and south africa
description To determine the prevalence of invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis and typhoid fever in Malawi and South Africa, we compared case frequency and patient age distribution. Invasive nontyphoid salmonellosis showed a clear bimodal age distribution; the infection developed in women at a younger age than in men. Case frequency for typhoid fever was lower than for salmonellosis.
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
publishDate 2010
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294972/
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