Antibiotic Use Prior to Hospital Presentation Among Individuals With Suspected Enteric Fever in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan | Zendy

Krista Vaidya | Zendy; Kristen Aiemjoy | Zendy; Farah Naz Qamar | Zendy; Samir K. Saha | Zendy; Dipesh Tamrakar | Zendy; Shiva Ram Naga | Zendy; Shampa Saha | Zendy; Caitlin Hemlock | Zendy; Ashley T Longley | Zendy; Kashmira Date | Zendy; Isaac I. Bogoch | Zendy; Denise O Garrett | Zendy; Stephen P. Luby | Zendy; Jason R. Andrews | Zendy

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Antibiotic Use Prior to Hospital Presentation Among Individuals With Suspected Enteric Fever in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan

Author(s) -

Krista Vaidya,

Kristen Aiemjoy,

Farah Naz Qamar,

Samir K. Saha,

Dipesh Tamrakar,

Shiva Ram Naga,

Shampa Saha,

Caitlin Hemlock,

Ashley T Longley,

Kashmira Date,

Isaac I. Bogoch,

Denise O Garrett,

Stephen P. Luby,

Jason R. Andrews

Publication year - 2020

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/ciaa1333

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , blood culture , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , antibiotic sensitivity , prospective cohort study , urine , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , optics , biology

Antibiotic use prior to seeking care at a hospital may reduce the sensitivity of blood culture for enteric fever, with implications for both clinical care and surveillance. The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) is a prospective study of enteric fever incidence in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Nested within SEAP, we evaluated the accuracy of self-reported antibiotic use and investigated the association between antibiotic use and blood culture positivity.

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