Abstract
Long-term typhoid carriers can simultaneously excrete Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi variants with considerable genetic differences, a situation that complicates the interpretation of the subtyping data used in outbreak investigations and disease surveillance.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Carrier State*
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Cluster Analysis
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Disease Outbreaks
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Female
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Genetic Variation*
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Genotype
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Humans
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Microsatellite Repeats
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Molecular Typing
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Salmonella typhi / classification
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Salmonella typhi / genetics*
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Typhoid Fever / epidemiology
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Typhoid Fever / microbiology*