Presentation of life-threatening invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease in Malawian children: A prospective observational study.

• Main Authors: Calman A MacLennan (Author), Chisomo L Msefula (Author), Esther N Gondwe (Author), James J Gilchrist (Author), Paul Pensulo (Author), Wilson L Mandala (Author), Grace Mwimaniwa (Author), Meraby Banda (Author), Julia Kenny (Author), Lorna K Wilson (Author), Amos Phiri (Author), Jenny M MacLennan (Author), Elizabeth M Molyneux (Author), Malcolm E Molyneux (Author), Stephen M Graham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nontyphoidal Salmonellae commonly cause invasive disease in African children that is often fatal. The clinical diagnosis of these infections is hampered by the absence of a clear clinical syndrome. Drug resistance means that empirical antibiotic therapy is often ineffective and currently no vaccine...