Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana

Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana

Abstract Background Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) cause the majority of bloodstream infections in Ghana, however the mode of transmission and source of invasive NTS in Africa are poorly understood. This study compares NTS from water sources and invasive bloodstream infections in rural Ghana. Method...

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Main Authors: Denise Dekker, Ralf Krumkamp, Daniel Eibach, Nimako Sarpong, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Michael Frimpong, Elina Fechtner, Sven Poppert, Ralf Matthias Hagen, Norbert Georg Schwarz, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Justin Im, Florian Marks, Hagen Frickmann, Jürgen May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella
water sources
transmission reservoir
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-2957-4

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