Background Children suffer the highest burden of enteric fever among populations in South
Asian countries. The clinical features are non–specific, vary in populations, and are often …

Typhoid fever is estimated to have caused 21· 6 million illnesses and 216 500 deaths
globally in 2000, affecting all ages. There is also one case of paratyphoid fever for every four …

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella typhi, causes over 20 million cases annually, with at
least 700,000 deaths. The main burden of disease is in developing countries, particularly the …

Abstract (See the Major Article by Lutterloh et al, on pages 1100–6 and the Editorial
Commentary by Crump, on pages 1107–9.) Background. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi …

Abstract Background Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) exhibits unique
characteristics as an intracellular human pathogen. It causes both acute and chronic …

Background Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella
enterica serovar Typhi. Age, sex, prolonged duration of illness, and infection with an …

Typhoid fever is often associated with abnormal liver biochemical tests, but severe hepatic
involvement with a clinical feature of acute hepatitis is a rare complication. There have been …

Abstract Background Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) causes typhoid fever, which remains an
important public health issue in many developing countries. Kathmandu, the capital of …

Molecular studies are shedding new light on the pathogenesis of human typhoid fever,
which is still a very common disease in developing countries. For example, the total genome …

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, remains an important public
health burden in Southeast Asia and other endemic countries. Various genotyping methods …