Identification of immunogenic Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi antigens expressed in chronic biliary carriers of S. Typhi in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Identification of immunogenic Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi antigens expressed in chronic biliary carriers of S. Typhi in Kathmandu, Nepal.

BACKGROUND:Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi can colonize and persist in the biliary tract of infected individuals, resulting in a state of asymptomatic chronic carriage. Chronic carriers may act as persistent reservoirs of infection within a community and may introduce infection to susceptible ind...

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Main Authors: Richelle C Charles, Tania Sultana, Mohammad Murshid Alam, Yanan Yu, Ying Wu-Freeman, Meagan Kelly Bufano, Sean M Rollins, Lillian Tsai, Jason B Harris, Regina C LaRocque, Daniel T Leung, W Abdullah Brooks, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, Sabina Dongol, Buddha Basnyat, Stephen B Calderwood, Jeremy Farrar, Farhana Khanam, John S Gunn, Firdausi Qadri, Stephen Baker, Edward T Ryan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3731212?pdf=render

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