Non-typhoidal Salmonella blood stream infection in Kuwait: Clinical and microbiological characteristics.

Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is considered to be an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa. We studied this in two tertiary hospitals-Al Farwaniya and Al Amiri-in Kuwait, a subtropical country, from April 2013-Ma...

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Main Authors: M John Albert, Dieter Bulach, Wadha Alfouzan, Hidemasa Izumiya, Glen Carter, Khaled Alobaid, Fatemah Alatar, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Laurent Poirel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6483562?pdf=render