Antimicrobial resistance rates and surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa: where are we now?

S Kariuki, K Kering, C Wairimu, R Onsare… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Although antimicrobials have traditionally been used to treat infections and
improve health outcomes, resistance to commonly used antimicrobials has posed a major …

A review of 40 years of enteric antimicrobial resistance research in Eastern Africa: what can be done better?

S Omulo, SM Thumbi, MK Njenga, DR Call - Antimicrobial resistance and …, 2015 - Springer
The emergence and persistence of antimicrobial resistance is driven by varied factors
including the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and variable drug efficacy and presents a …

A large and persistent outbreak of typhoid fever caused by consuming contaminated water and street-vended beverages: Kampala, Uganda, January–June 2015

SN Kabwama, L Bulage, F Nsubuga, G Pande… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background On 6 February 2015, Kampala city authorities alerted the Ugandan
Ministry of Health of a “strange disease” that killed one person and sickened dozens. We …

A systematic review of typhoid fever occurrence in Africa

JH Kim, J Im, P Parajulee, M Holm… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Our current understanding of the burden and distribution of typhoid fever in
Africa relies on extrapolation of data from a small number of population-based incidence …

Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A elaborate distinct systemic metabolite signatures during enteric fever

E Näsström, NT Vu Thieu, S Dongol, A Karkey… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
The host–pathogen interactions induced by Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi A
during enteric fever are poorly understood. This knowledge gap, and the human restricted …

The unrecognized burden of typhoid fever

SK Obaro, PY Iroh Tam, ED Mintz - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Typhoid fever (TF), caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi,
is the most common cause of enteric fever, responsible for an estimated 129,000 deaths and …

[HTML][HTML] Typhoid outbreaks, 1989–2018: implications for prevention and control

GD Appiah, A Chung, AD Bentsi-Enchill… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Typhoid fever remains an important public health problem in low-and middle-income
countries, with large outbreaks reported from Africa and Asia. Although the WHO …

Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in response to an outbreak of typhoid fever in Neno District, Malawi

SD Bennett, SA Lowther, F Chingoli, B Chilima… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural villages along the Malawi-
Mozambique border resulting in 748 illnesses and 44 deaths by September 2010. Despite …

A cross-cutting approach to surveillance and laboratory capacity as a platform to improve health security in Uganda

M Lamorde, A Mpimbaza, R Walwema, M Kamya… - Health …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Global health security depends on effective surveillance for infectious diseases. In Uganda,
resources are inadequate to support collection and reporting of data necessary for an …

Antibiotic-resistance in medically important bacteria isolated from commercial herbal medicines in Africa from 2000 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Walusansa, S Asiimwe, JL Nakavuma… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance is swiftly increasing all over the world. In Africa, it
manifests more in pathogenic bacteria in form of antibiotic resistance (ABR). On this …