Epidemics of Invasive <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Enteritidis and <i>S. enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium Infection Associated with Multidrug Resistance among Adults and Children in Malawi

A. Gordon, Melita; M. Graham, Stephen; L. Walsh, Amanda; Wilson, Lorna; Phiri, Amos; Molyneux, Elizabeth; E. Zijlstra, Eduard; S. Heyderman, Robert; A. Hart, C.; E. Molyneux, Malcolm

doi:10.1086/529146

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Epidemics of Invasive Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis and S. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection Associated with Multidrug Resistance among Adults and Children in Malawi

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Feb 29, 2008

Authors:

Melita A. Gordon

Stephen M. Graham

Amanda L. Walsh

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nontyphoidal salmonellae (NTS) have become the most common cause of bacteremia in tropical Africa, particularly among susceptible children and HIV-infected adults. METHODS: We describe 4956 episodes of NTS bacteremia (2439 episodes in adults and 2517 episodes in children) that occurred i...

Subject

Bacteremia

Salmonella enterica

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