Genomic insights into the role of Salmonella Typhi carriers in antimicrobial resistance and typhoid transmission in Urban Kenya.

Typhoid fever cases and carriers can transmit Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) through fecal shedding. It remains unclear whether the S. Typhi shedding by carriers exhibits similar phenotypic and genotypic characteristics to those from acute cases. We investigated multidrug resistance in...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Susan M Kavai, Winnie C Mutai, Cecilia Mbae, Kelvin Kering, Ronald Ng'etich, Peter Muturi, Collins Kigen, Mike Mugo, Diana Imoli, Celestine Wairimu, Samuel Kariuki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321879