A Large Outbreak of Typhoid Fever Associated With a High Rate of Intestinal Perforation in Kasese District, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNeil, Karen P.
dc.contributor.authorLukwago, Luswa
dc.contributor.authorMukobi, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKweyamba, Vianney
dc.contributor.authorAsiimwe, Frank
dc.contributor.authorWefula, Edward
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-16T19:05:48Z
dc.date.available2022-12-16T19:05:48Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractSalmonella enterica serovar Typhi (Salmonella Typhi) causes an estimated 22 million typhoid fever cases and 216 000 deaths annually worldwide. In Africa, the lack of laboratory diagnostic capacity limits the ability to recognize endemic typhoid fever and to detect outbreaks. We report a large laboratory-confirmed outbreak of typhoid fever in Uganda with a high proportion of intestinal perforations (IPs). A suspected case of typhoid fever was defined as fever and abdominal pain in a person with either vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, headache, weakness, arthralgia, poor response to antimalarial medications, or IP. From March 4, 2009 to April 17, 2009, specimens for blood and stool cultures and serology were collected from suspected cases. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were performed on Salmonella Typhi isolates. Surgical specimens from patients with IP were examined. A community survey was conducted to characterize the extent of the outbreak.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNeil, K. P., Sodha, S. V., Lukwago, L., O-tipo, S., Mikoleit, M., Simington, S. D., ... & Mintz, E. (2012). A large outbreak of typhoid fever associated with a high rate of intestinal perforation in Kasese District, Uganda, 2008–2009. Clinical infectious diseases, 54(8), 1091-1099.https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis025en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6365
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherClinical infectious diseasesen_US
dc.subjectenteric fever,africa, disease outbreaks, intestinal perforation, salmonella typhi, uganda,communityen_US
dc.titleA Large Outbreak of Typhoid Fever Associated With a High Rate of Intestinal Perforation in Kasese District, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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