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Prevalence ofSalmonellaExcretion in Stool: A Community Survey in 2 Sites, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal
Author(s) -
Justin Im,
Chelsea Nichols,
Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen,
Amy Gassama Sow,
Sandra Valborg Løfberg,
Adama Tall,
Gi Deok Pak,
Peter Aaby,
Stephen Baker,
John D. Clemens,
Ligia María Cruz Espinoza,
Frank Konings,
Jürgen May,
Mário A. Monteiro,
A Niang,
Ursula Panzner,
Se Eun Park,
Heidi SchüttGerowitt,
Thomas F. Wierzba,
Florian Marks,
Vera von Kalckreuth
Publication year - 2016
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/civ789
Subject(s) - salmonella , medicine , population , salmonella enterica , feces , salmonella typhi , transmission (telecommunications) , serotype , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , veterinary medicine , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , bacteria , optics , escherichia coli , gene , engineering , biochemistry , genetics , physics , electrical engineering
Chronic and convalescent carriers play an important role in the transmission and endemicity of many communicable diseases. A high incidence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection has been reported in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, yet the prevalence of Salmonella excretion in the general population is unknown.

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