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McCann N, Nabarro L, Morris-Jones S, Patel T, Godbole G, Heyderman R, Brown M. Outpatient management of uncomplicated enteric fever: A case series of 93 patients from the Hospital of Tropical Diseases, London. J Infect 2022; 85:397-404. [PMID: 35781016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Enteric fever is predominantly managed as an outpatient condition in endemic settings but there is little evidence to support this approach in non-endemic settings. This study aims to review the outcomes of outpatients treated for enteric fever at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases in London, UK. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients with confirmed enteric fever between August 2009 and September 2020. Demographic, clinical, laboratory and microbiological data were collected and compared between the inpatient and outpatient populations. Outcomes investigated were complicated enteric fever, treatment failure and relapse. RESULTS Overall, 93 patients (59% male, median age 31) were identified with blood and/or stool culture confirmed enteric fever and 49 (53%) of these were managed as outpatients. The commonest empirical treatment for outpatients was azithromycin (70%) and for inpatients was ceftriaxone (84%). Outpatients were more likely than inpatients to receive only one antibiotic (57% vs 19%, p < 0.01) and receive a shorter duration of antibiotics (median 7 vs 11 days, p <0.01). There were no cases of complicated disease or relapse in either the inpatient or outpatient groups. There was one treatment failure in the outpatient group. Azithromycin was well-tolerated with no reported side effects. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that outpatient management of uncomplicated imported enteric fever is safe and effective with the use of oral azithromycin. Careful monitoring of patients is recommended as treatment failure can occur.
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- N McCann
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Research Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Gastrointestinal Pathogens and Food Safety (One Health), United Kingdom Health Security Agency, UK
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Research Department of Infection, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK
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- Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Divyashree S, Anjali PG, Somashekaraiah R, Sreenivasa MY. Probiotic properties of Lactobacillus casei - MYSRD 108 and Lactobacillus plantarum-MYSRD 71 with potential antimicrobial activity against Salmonella paratyphi. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 32:e00672. [PMID: 34540599 PMCID: PMC8435700 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This study reports the anti-salmonella activity by cell free supernatant of potential probiotics strains. Lactobacillus casei MYSRD 108 and Lactobacillus plantarum MYSRD 71 strains exhibited strong survival and antagonistic activities for probiotic application in the gastrointestinal tract against S. paratyphi biofilm. The CFS were characterized by various constraints and represented antagonistic activity against Salmonella due to the presence of organic acids that lowered the pH. The strains may be used to produce antimicrobial compounds which can be a substitute for chemical preservatives in food industry.
A total of 130 isolates were screened, twelve isolates were characterized for probiotic attributes and two isolates with best probiotic features were evaluated in the study. Isolates MYSRD108 and MYSRD71 survived gastric conditions and were susceptible to tested antibiotics. Isolates showed more vital cell surface traits such as autoaggregation of 89.2 and 88.5% and cell surface hydrophobicity of 61 and 64%. PCR amplification followed by 16sRNA sequencing results confirmed that the isolates as Lactobacillus casei (MYSRD 108) and Lactobacillus plantarum (MYSRD 71). During this study, the Cells and their Cell Free Supernatant (CFS) were examined for antimicrobial activity. Both the isolates inhibited different bacterial pathogens in which the growth of S. paratyphi was significantly reduced. Further, their CFS also showed inhibitory effects against S. paratyphi with agar well diffusion and Minimum Inhibitory Concentration using Broth micro dilution method. The antimicrobial compounds in the CFS was characterized to different constraints such as pH neutralization, heat treatment, Hydrogen peroxide test and storage stability at -20> °C and represented that the antagonistic acitivity against Salmonella is due to the presence of organic acids in the supernatants that lowered the pH. These strains were further examined for the inhibition of S. paratyphi biofilm. The results indicated that CFS reduced S. paratyphi biofilm by more than 75% and the number of Salmonella biofilm was effectively reduced using 15% concentration of CFS. These strains may be used to produce antimicrobial compounds which can be a substitute for chemical preservatives in food industry.
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- S Divyashree
- Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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Shukla R, Shukla P, Behari A, Khetan D, Chaudhary RK, Tsuchiya Y, Ikoma T, Asai T, Nakamura K, Kapoor VK. Roles of Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi in Gallbladder Cancer Development. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2021; 22:509-516. [PMID: 33639667 PMCID: PMC8190372 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2021.22.2.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Typhoid (Salmonella typhi and paratyphi) carriers and gall bladder cancer (GBC) are endemic in northern India. Results of previous studies about association of typhoid carriers with GBC are inconsistent. We studied antibodies against Salmonella typhi and paratyphi in serum samples of patients with GBC. METHODS We performed modified Widal test for antibodies against Salmonella typhi (Vi and O) and Salmonella paratyphi (AO and BO) antigens in patients with GBC (n=100), xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC, n=24), chronic cholecystitis (CC, n=200) and healthy controls (HC, n=200). RESULTS Serum antibodies against Salmonella were more frequently positive in GBC (22%) and XGC (29%), particularly in males in age ≥50 years (GBC: 47% and XGC: 50%) vs. HC (0) (p <0.01). Vi antibody was more common in GBC (13%, OR:9.8) and XGC (8%, OR:5.9) than HC (2%). O antibody was more common in GBC (8%, OR: 8.6) and XGC (8%, OR: 9.0) than HC (1%). O antibody was also more common in males with GBC (12%) than CC (1%) and HC (1%) (P=0.02 and p <0.001, respectively). AO (6%) and BO (4%) antibodies were detected in GBC, particularly in males, than HC (0), (p <0.01). Salmonella antibodies were more frequent in GBC with GS than those without GS (50% vs. 20%, OR=3.94, P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS Salmonella carrier state was more common in GBC and XGC, particularly in elderly males than HC. The Vi antibody was more common in GBC and XGC than HC. Salmonella infection was more common in GBC with GS than those without GS.
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- Ratnakar Shukla
- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Engineering and Medical Technology, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Kastritsi O, Neonakis I, Sakellaris S, Kasimati A, Sakellaris G. A Salmonella paratyphi a infection in Europe, mimicking acute appendicitis: A diagnostic challenge. Travel Med Infect Dis 2020; 34:101621. [PMID: 32171883 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Olga Kastritsi
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Panezai M, Kamran Taj M, Nawaz I, Taj I, Panezai M, Panezai N, Zafar U, Ghulam Muhammad D, Ahmed Essote S, Muhammad G. Isolation and Identification of <i> Salmonella paratyphi </i>from Enteric Fever Patients at Different Hospitals of Quetta City. Pak J Biol Sci 2019; 21:469-474. [PMID: 30724049 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2018.469.474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Salmonella paratyphi cause enteric fever which is an important public health problem worldwide. In Pakistan incidence is increasing and affect all age groups. Therefore, the present research was designed to study the different microbiological aspects of Salmonella paratyphi. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted to identify the Salmonella paratyphi from blood samples in Quetta. Total 480 blood samples were collected from different hospital of Quetta. Specific colony characters, microscopic examination, biochemical tests and PCR were used for identification of Salmonella paratyphi. RESULTS Total 55% samples were positive and 45% were negative for Salmonella paratyphi. Results showed that males (34%) were more affected with Salmonella paratyphi as compare to female (20%). Age wise distribution revealed that Salmonella paratyphi was high in 20-30 years (38%) followed by 10-20 years (9.16%) and 1-10 years (7.5%) age group patients. Paratyphoid fever cases were significantly high (25.41%) in Pashtoon population as compare to other population of Balochistan. The 40% paratyphoid fever was observed in the patients with low socioeconomic status, 9.16% in middle socioeconomic status and 5.83% in the patients belonged to high socioeconomic status. The Salmonella paratyphi were sensitive to Chloramphenicol (23 mm), Amikacin (24 mm), Gentamicin (12 mm), Quinolones (23) and Polypeptide (13 mm) classes. The PCR based identification of Salmonella paratyphi showed clear bands of 329 bp of flic-a gene. CONCLUSION To control paratyphoid fever strong initiatives must be taken to improve water sanitation, hygiene level, supply of save drinking water and vaccination is recommended in order to eradicate the disease.
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Perçin I, Idil N, Bakhshpour M, Yılmaz E, Mattiasson B, Denizli A. Microcontact Imprinted Plasmonic Nanosensors: Powerful Tools in the Detection of Salmonella paratyphi. Sensors (Basel) 2017; 17:E1375. [PMID: 28608810 PMCID: PMC5492472 DOI: 10.3390/s17061375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Identification of pathogenic microorganisms by traditional methods is slow and cumbersome. Therefore, the focus today is on developing new and quicker analytical methods. In this study, a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) sensor with a microcontact imprinted sensor chip was developed for detecting Salmonella paratyphi. For this purpose, the stamps of the target microorganism were prepared and then, microcontact S. paratyphi-imprinted SPR chips were prepared with the functional monomer N-methacryloyl-L-histidine methyl ester (MAH). Characterization studies of the SPR chips were carried out with ellipsometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The real-time Salmonella paratyphi detection was performed within the range of 2.5 × 10⁶-15 × 10⁶ CFU/mL. Selectivity of the prepared sensors was examined by using competing bacterial strains such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. The imprinting efficiency of the prepared sensor system was determined by evaluating the responses of the SPR chips prepared with both molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and non-imprinted polymers (NIPs). Real sample experiments were performed with apple juice. The recognition of Salmonella paratyphi was achieved using these SPR sensor with a detection limit of 1.4 × 10⁶ CFU/mL. In conclusion, SPR sensor has the potential to serve as an excellent candidate for monitoring Salmonella paratyphi in food supplies or contaminated water and clearly makes it possible to develop rapid and appropriate control strategies.
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- Işık Perçin
- Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Aksaray University, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
- CapSenze Biosystems AB, 223 63 Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Hacettepe University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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Amicizia D, Arata L, Zangrillo F, Panatto D, Gasparini R. Overview of the impact of Typhoid and Paratyphoid fever. Utility of Ty21a vaccine (Vivotif®). J Prev Med Hyg 2017; 58:E1-E8. [PMID: 28515625 PMCID: PMC5432773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cases of diarrhoeal disease number from 1.7 to 5 billion per year worldwide. One of the main causes of diarrhoeal disease is typhoid fever, which is a potentially life-threatening multi-systemic illness. According to the most recent estimates, a total of 26.9 million typhoid fever episodes occurred in 2010. The geographical distribution of the disease differs widely; in developed countries, the incidence rate per 100,000 per year varies from < 0.1 to 0.3, and the disease mainly affects people who travel to endemic areas located in low- and middle-income countries. Low- and middle-income countries are mainly affected owing to the lack of clean water and proper sanitation. In the fight against this plague, prevention is fundamental, and vaccination against typhoid is an effective measure. Vivotif® is an oral live attenuated vaccine which contains a mutated strain of Salmonella (Ty21a) and reproduces the natural infection. The vaccine was first licensed in Europe in 1983 and in the US in 1989, and over the years it has proved efficacious and safe. It is indicated for adults and children from 5 years of age upwards. Specifically, in the most developed countries, vaccination is suggested for highrisk population groups and particularly for international travellers to destinations where the risk of contracting typhoid fever is high. It must also be borne in mind that international travel is increasing. Indeed, international tourist arrivals totalled 1,184 million in 2015 and, on the basis of current trends, international travel is expected to grow by 3-4% in 2017. Vivotif® appears to be a powerful means of disease prevention, the importance of which is highlighted by the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella typhy (S. typhi).
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- Correspondence: Lucia Arata, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy - Tel. +39 010 3538394 - E-mail:
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Zhou K, Sauve LJ, Richardson SE, Ford-Jones EL, Morris SK. Enteric Fever in a Multicultural Canadian Tertiary Care Pediatric Setting: A 28-Year Review. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2017; 6:98-101. [PMID: 26952095 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piw007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We undertook a 28-year review of enteric fever at a large tertiary care pediatric center. Most cases occurred in children who visited friends and relatives in the Indian subcontinent, and there was significant antibiotic resistance. Documented vaccination rates were low, and many cases also had evidence of delays in diagnosis and treatment.
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- Kim Zhou
- Department of Paediatrics.,University of Toronto, Ontario
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, BC Children's Hospital.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Microbiology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine.,University of Toronto, Ontario
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Sick Children.,University of Toronto, Ontario
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Requena-Méndez A, Berrocal M, Almela M, Soriano A, Gascón J, Muñoz J. Enteric fever in Barcelona: Changing patterns of importation and antibiotic resistance. Travel Med Infect Dis 2016; 14:577-582. [PMID: 27890811 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enteric fever's incidence is decreasing among residents of high-income countries, although it's rising in travelers coming from low-resource endemic settings. The study's aim is to describe epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features of patients with enteric fever. METHODS Retrospective descriptive study of enteric fever cases diagnosed at a Tropical Medicine Unit in Barcelona, 1993-2012. RESULTS Out of 40 patients, 31(77,5%) were returning travelers, and 70% of them had been in Southern Asia. In the rest of patients without an antecedent of a recent travel, the infection occurred mainly before year 2000. The more frequently reported symptoms were fever and diarrhea, lacking significant differences between S. typhi and S. paratyphi infections. Quinolones were used as empiric treatment in 47.2% of patients, 36.1% received 3rd generation cephalosporins, 2.78% azithromycin and 13.89% other combinations. Resistance to quinolones in the S. paratyphi group (66.7%) was significantly higher compared with the S. typhi group (20%) (p:0.02). 22.5% of patients had treatment failure and 23.6% patients presented complications, none of them had been previously vaccinated. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of enteric fever was more frequent among travelers coming from Southern-East Asia. Quinolone resistance is widely spread, particularly in S. paratyphi serotypes and should not be considered as first choice treatment anymore.
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- Ana Requena-Méndez
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal-CRESIB, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal-CRESIB, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology (CDB), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal-CRESIB, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal-CRESIB, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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INTRODUCTION Vaccination is an important strategy to control endemic enteric fever (EF) and to interrupt transmission during outbreaks. The main aim of this paper is to discuss the efficacy of available EF vaccines in children and to highlight novel vaccination possibilities against EF and non-typhoid invasive salmonelloses. AREAS COVERED Two types of typhoid vaccines are presently available in the industrialized world. One of these vaccines is administered parenterally and is based on the virulence-associated (Vi) capsular polysaccaride of Salmonella typhi. The second vaccine is based on a live attenuated strain of the pathogen and is given orally. In addition, a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugated vaccine is currently licensed in India; however, it is not available anywhere else. Expert commentary: Unfortunately, only typhoid fever is addressed by the currently licensed typhoid vaccines. Moreover, they are unsuitable for infants and remain a possible aid for reducing the risk of EF only in older subjects. They should be used in developing countries with endemic EF. New vaccines able to confer long-term protection to subjects in the first years of life and those with immature immune systems could significantly reduce incidence rates of EF in younger children. Vi-conjugate preparations are promising solutions in this regard.
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- Nicola Principi
- a Paediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation , Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- a Paediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation , Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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Martin LB, Simon R, MacLennan CA, Tennant SM, Sahastrabuddhe S, Khan MI. Status of paratyphoid fever vaccine research and development. Vaccine 2016; 34:2900-2902. [PMID: 27083427 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi (S. Paratyphi) A and B cause enteric fever in humans. Of the paratyphoid group, S. Paratyphi A is the most common serovar. In 2000, there were an estimated 5.4 million cases of S. Paratyphi A worldwide. More recently paratyphoid fever has accounted for an increasing fraction of all cases of enteric fever. Although vaccines for typhoid fever have been developed and in use for decades, vaccines for paratyphoid fever have not yet been licensed. Several S. Paratyphi A vaccines, however, are in development and based on either whole cell live-attenuated strains or repeating units of the lipopolysaccharide O-antigen (O:2) conjugated to different protein carriers. An O-specific polysaccharide (O:2) of S. Paratyphi A conjugated to tetanus toxoid (O:2-TT), for example, has been determined to be safe and immunogenic after one dose in Phase I and Phase II trials. Two other conjugated vaccine candidates linked to diphtheria toxin and a live-attenuated oral vaccine candidate are currently in preclinical development. As promising vaccine candidates are advanced along the development pipeline, an adequate supply of vaccines will need to be ensured to meet growing demand, particularly in the most affected countries.
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- Laura B Martin
- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Center for Vaccine Development and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom; Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genomes Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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- Center for Vaccine Development and Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
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