Informal genomic surveillance of regional distribution of Salmonella Typhi genotypes and antimicrobial resistance via returning travellers.

• Main Authors: Danielle J Ingle (Author), Satheesh Nair (Author), Hassan Hartman (Author), Philip M Ashton (Author), Zoe A Dyson (Author), Martin Day (Author), Joanne Freedman (Author), Marie A Chattaway (Author), Kathryn E Holt (Author), Timothy J Dallman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is the causative agent of typhoid fever, a systemic human infection with a burden exceeding 20 million cases each year that occurs disproportionately among children in low and middle income countries. Antimicrobial therapy is the mainstay for treatment, b...