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Typhoid fever: yesterday, today and unfortunately still tomorrow
Author(s) -
Brightman Christopher
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.491
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , salmonella typhi , enteric fever , yesterday , intestinal infectious diseases , salmonella , medicine , virology , paratyphoid fever , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , physics , genetics , escherichia coli , astronomy , gene
Enteric fever is caused by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A, B and C . Typhoid fever refers to the illness caused by S. typhi , whereas enteric fever refers to the disease caused by all four organisms. In this article the author describes the history of our understanding of typhoid fever and its current prevention and management.