Editorial commentary: Out of Africa: Links between invasive nontyphoidal salmonella disease, typhoid fever, and malaria

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 648-650

  MacLennan, Calman A ^a  

^a NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; malaria; Salmonella; Tanzania; typhoid

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84894234935     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit803     Document Type: Note

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