Rapid Emergence of Multidrug Resistant, H58-Lineage Salmonella Typhi in Blantyre, Malawi

INTRODUCTION: Between 1998 and 2010, S. Typhi was an uncommon cause of bloodstream infection (BSI) in Blantyre, Malawi and it was usually susceptible to first-line antimicrobial therapy. In 2011 an increase in a multidrug resistant (MDR) strain was detected through routine bacteriological surveillan...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Feasey, Nicholas A., Gaskell, Katherine, Wong, Vanessa, Msefula, Chisomo, Selemani, George, Kumwenda, Save, Allain, Theresa J., Mallewa, Jane, Kennedy, Neil, Bennett, Aisleen, Nyirongo, Joram O., Nyondo, Patience A., Zulu, Madalitso D., Parkhill, Julian, Dougan, Gordon, Gordon, Melita A., Heyderman, Robert S.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409211/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25909750
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003748
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