Guidelines for the public health management of typhoid and paratyphoid in England. Practice guidelines from the National Typhoid and Paratyphoid Reference Group.

Journal of Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 197-213

  Balasegaram, S ^a   Potter, A L ^a,b   Grynszpan, D ^c   Barlow, S ^d   Behrens, R H ^e,f   Lighton, L ^g   Booth, L ^h   Inamdar, L ⁱ   Neal, K ^j   Nye, K ^k   Lawrence, J ^c   Jones, J ^c   Gray, I ^l   Tolley, D ^m   Lane, C ^c   Adak, B ^c   Cummins, A ⁿ   Addiman, S ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b North East and North Central London HPU HPA   (United Kingdom)

^c HPA   (United Kingdom)

^d WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^g Floor 7bSentinel House   (United Kingdom)

^h Unit 8Fulcrum 2   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ West Yorkshire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^j NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^l Chartered Institute of Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^m Chartered Institute of Environmental Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Essex HPUHPA   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Enteric fever; Guidelines; Paratyphoid; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

TYPHOID VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CONVALESCENCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PARATYPHOID FEVER; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCREENING; TRAVEL; TYPHOID FEVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PARATYPHOID FEVER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84864548013     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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