The Molecular and Spatial Epidemiology of Typhoid Fever in Rural Cambodia.

Typhoid fever, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, is an endemic cause of febrile disease in Cambodia. The aim of this study was to better understand the epidemiology of pediatric typhoid fever in Cambodia. We accessed routine blood culture data from Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem...

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Main Authors: Duy Pham Thanh, Corinne N Thompson, Maia A Rabaa, Soeng Sona, Sun Sopheary, Varun Kumar, Catrin Moore, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Lalith Wijedoru, Kathryn E Holt, Vanessa Wong, Derek Pickard, Guy E Thwaites, Nicholas Day, Gordon Dougan, Paul Turner, Christopher M Parry, Stephen Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4917249?pdf=render