Epidemic increase in Salmonella bloodstream infection in children, Bwamanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-87

  Phoba, M F ^a,b   De Boeck, H ^c   Ifeka, B B ^d   Dawili, J ^d   Lunguya, O ^a,b   Vanhoof, R ^e   Muyembe, J J ^a,b   Van Geet, C ^f   Bertrand, S ^e   Jacobs, J ^c  

^a National Institute for Biomedical Research   (Congo)

^b University of Kinshasa Hospital   (Congo)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d Health Zone and Hospital of Bwamanda   (Congo)

^e SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84895064525     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-013-1931-8     Document Type: Article

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