Oral wild-type Salmonella Typhi challenge induces activation of circulating monocytes and dendritic cells in individuals who develop typhoid disease

A new human oral challenge model with wild-type Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) was recently developed. In this model, ingestion of 104 CFU of Salmonella resulted in 65% of subjects developing typhoid fever (referred here as typhoid diagnosis -TD-) 5-10 days post-challenge. TD criteria included meeting...

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Main Authors: Toapanta, F, Bernal, P, Fresnay, S, Darton, T, Jones, C, Waddington, C, Blohmke, C, Dougan, G, Angus, B, Levine, M, Pollard, A, Sztein, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015