Estimating the incidence of enteric fever in children in India: a multi-site, active fever surveillance of pediatric cohorts

• Main Authors: Jacob John (Author), Ashish Bavdekar (Author), Temsunaro Rongsen-Chandola (Author), Shanta Dutta (Author), NSSEFI Collaborators (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Salmonella Typhi is responsible for about 20 million episodes of illness and over 140,000 deaths annually globally. South Asia has the highest documented burden of typhoid and is home to the multi-drug resistant H58 strain that makes treatment more challenging. The WHO recommends...