Parry, Christopher, Ribeiro, Isabela, Walia, Kamini, Rupali, Priscilla, Baker, Stephen and Basnyat, Buddha (2019) 'Multidrug resistant enteric fever in South Asia: unmet medical needs and opportunities.'. British Medical Journal (BMJ), Vol 364, k5322.
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Abstract
Enteric fever (typhoid) is the commonest bacterial bloodstream infection in South Asia.1 It is caused by Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A. Despite progress in controlling enteric fever in several parts of the world, it remains an important public health burden in South Asia. The incidence is estimated to be over 100 per 100 000 population. Around seven million people are affected each year in South Asia with about 75 000 deaths.2 However, these figures are likely to be an underestimate because of limitations in population based surveillance systems and reliable diagnostic methods
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | QV Pharmacology > Anti-Bacterial Agents. Tissue Extracts > QV 354 Penicillins QW Microbiology and Immunology > Bacteria > QW 138 Enterobacteriaceae WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) WB Practice of Medicine > Therapeutics > WB 330 Drug therapy WC Communicable Diseases > Infection. Bacterial Infections > Enteric Infections > WC 260 Enterobacteriaceae and other enteric infections |
Faculty: Department: | Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department |
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k5322 |
Depositing User: | Stacy Murtagh |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2019 18:18 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2019 09:57 |
URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/10103 |
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