Invasive non-typhoidal salmonella disease: an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa
Invasive strains of non-typhoidal salmonellae have emerged as a prominent cause of
bloodstream infection in African adults and children, with an associated case fatality of 20 …
bloodstream infection in African adults and children, with an associated case fatality of 20 …
Epidemiology, clinical presentation, laboratory diagnosis, antimicrobial resistance, and antimicrobial management of invasive Salmonella infections
JA Crump, M Sjölund-Karlsson… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Salmonella enterica infections are common causes of bloodstream infection in low-resource
areas, where they may be difficult to distinguish from other febrile illnesses and may be …
areas, where they may be difficult to distinguish from other febrile illnesses and may be …
Global diversity and antimicrobial resistance of typhoid fever pathogens: Insights from a meta-analysis of 13,000 Salmonella Typhi genomes
Background: The Global Typhoid Genomics Consortium was established to bring together
the typhoid research community to aggregate and analyse Salmonella enterica serovar …
the typhoid research community to aggregate and analyse Salmonella enterica serovar …
MinION nanopore sequencing identifies the position and structure of a bacterial antibiotic resistance island
Short-read, high-throughput sequencing technology cannot identify the chromosomal
position of repetitive insertion sequences that typically flank horizontally acquired genes …
position of repetitive insertion sequences that typically flank horizontally acquired genes …
Phylogeographical analysis of the dominant multidrug-resistant H58 clade of Salmonella Typhi identifies inter- and intracontinental transmission events
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) typhoid is a major global health threat affecting
many countries where the disease is endemic. Here whole-genome sequence analysis of …
many countries where the disease is endemic. Here whole-genome sequence analysis of …
BIGSdb: scalable analysis of bacterial genome variation at the population level
KA Jolley, MCJ Maiden - BMC bioinformatics, 2010 - Springer
Background The opportunities for bacterial population genomics that are being realised by
the application of parallel nucleotide sequencing require novel bioinformatics platforms …
the application of parallel nucleotide sequencing require novel bioinformatics platforms …
Multilocus Sequence Typing as a Replacement for Serotyping in Salmonella enterica
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica is traditionally subdivided into serovars by
serological and nutritional characteristics. We used Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) to …
serological and nutritional characteristics. We used Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) to …
PHYLOViZ: phylogenetic inference and data visualization for sequence based typing methods
AP Francisco, C Vaz, PT Monteiro, J Melo-Cristino… - BMC …, 2012 - Springer
Background With the decrease of DNA sequencing costs, sequence-based typing methods
are rapidly becoming the gold standard for epidemiological surveillance. These methods …
are rapidly becoming the gold standard for epidemiological surveillance. These methods …
Historical variations in mutation rate in an epidemic pathogen, Yersinia pestis
Y Cui, C Yu, Y Yan, D Li, Y Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The genetic diversity of Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of plague, is extremely limited
because of its recent origin coupled with a slow clock rate. Here we identified 2,326 SNPs …
because of its recent origin coupled with a slow clock rate. Here we identified 2,326 SNPs …
Salmonella chronic carriage: epidemiology, diagnosis, and gallbladder persistence
Typhoid (enteric fever) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, causing
over 21 million new infections annually, with the majority of deaths occurring in young …
over 21 million new infections annually, with the majority of deaths occurring in young …