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Burden of Invasive NontyphoidalSalmonellaDisease in a Rural and Urban Site in Kenya, 2009–2014
Author(s) -
Jennifer R. Verani,
Samuel Toroitich,
Joshua Auko,
Samuel Kiplangat,
Leonard Cosmas,
Allan Audi,
Ondari D. Mogeni,
George Aol,
Dismas Oketch,
Herine Odiembo,
Jim Seth Katieno,
Newton Wamola,
Clayton Onyango,
Bonventure Juma,
Barry S. Fields,
Godfrey Bigogo,
Joel M. Montgomery
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/civ728
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , bacteremia , population , rural area , disease burden , environmental health , pediatrics , antibiotics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , optics , biology
Invasive infections with nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) lead to bacteremia in children and adults and are an important cause of illness in Africa; however, few data on the burden of NTS bacteremia are available. We sought to determine the burden of invasive NTS disease in a rural and urban setting in Kenya.

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