Emergence of Community-Acquired, Multidrug-Resistant Invasive NontyphoidalSalmonellaDisease in Rural Western Kenya, 2009–2013
Author(s) -
Martina Oneko,
Simon Kariuki,
Vincent MuturiKioi,
Kephas Otieno,
Vincent Otieno,
John Williamson,
Jason P. Folster,
Michele B. Parsons,
Laurence Slutsker,
Barbara E. Mahon,
Mary J. Hamel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ674
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , salmonella , case fatality rate , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , ceftriaxone , serotype , multiple drug resistance , pediatrics , epidemiology , immunology , drug resistance , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics , optics , bacteria , electrical engineering , engineering , genetics
Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS), mainly serotypes Typhimurium and Enteritidis, cause invasive infections with high mortality in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Multidrug resistance is common, and resistance to third-generation cephalosporins has emerged.
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