Changing Patterns in Enteric Fever Incidence and Increasing Antibiotic Resistance of Enteric Fever Isolates in the United States, 2008-2012

Conclusions. Enteric fever in the United States is primarily associated with travel to southern Asia, and increasing resistance is adding to treatment challenges. A bivalent typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine is needed.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases - July 14, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Date, K. A., Newton, A. E., Medalla, F., Blackstock, A., Richardson, L., McCullough, A., Mintz, E. D., Mahon, B. E. Tags: ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Source Type: research