Typhoid fever in Bangladesh: implications for vaccination policy
Saha SK;Baqui AH;Hanif M;Darmstadt GL;Ruhulamin M;Nagatake T;Santosham M;Black RE;;
the pediatric infectious disease journal2001Vol. 20pp. -
201
sk2001thetyphoid
Abstract
Detection of S. typhi bacteremia in young children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was considerably higher than previously appreciated, with a peak detection rate in children < or =2 years of age, indicating the need to reassess the age-specific burden of typhoid fever in the community on a regional basis. …