Clinical pathogenesis of typhoid fever

Human infections with Salmonella enterica results in two major groups of diseases: gastroenteritis and typhoid fever. Clinical observations suggest that gastroenteritis, caused by non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars, is characterized by a massive neutrophil influx, which keeps the infection localized...

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Main Author: Manuela Raffatellu, R. Paul Wilson, Sebastian E. Winter, Andreas J. Bäumler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/issn1972-2680/current-issue/68-vol-2-no-4-august-2008/164-clinical-pathogenesis-of-typhoid-fever