Detecting Residual Chronic Salmonella Typhi Carriers on the Road to Typhoid Elimination in Santiago, Chile, 2017-2019.

Rosanna M LagosMichael J SikorskiJuan Carlos HormazábalAlda FernandezSergio DuarteMarcela F PasettiDavid A RaskoEllen HigginsonJoseph NkezeIrene N KasumbaGordon DouganMailis MaesAndrew LeesSharon M TennantMyron M Levine

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2024)

Although autochthonous typhoid cases in Santiago are currently rare, 5 of 16 such cases (31.3%) were linked to elderly chronic carriers identified among household contacts of cases.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
middle aged
drug induced