High-throughput bacterial SNP typing identifies distinct clusters of <it>Salmonella </it>Typhi causing typhoid in Nepalese children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Salmonella </it>Typhi (<it>S</it>. Typhi) causes typhoid fever, which remains an important public health issue in many developing countries. Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is an area of high incidence an...

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Main Authors: Parkhill Julian, Song Yajun, Pulickal Anoop S, Thorson Stephen, Adhikari Neelam, Basnyat Buddha, Dongol Sabina, Baker Stephen, Holt Kathryn E, Farrar Jeremy J, Murdoch David R, Kelly Dominic F, Pollard Andrew J, Dougan Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/144