2023
Typhoid fever
Meiring J, Khanam F, Basnyat B, Charles R, Crump J, Debellut F, Holt K, Kariuki S, Mugisha E, Neuzil K, Parry C, Pitzer V, Pollard A, Qadri F, Gordon M. Typhoid fever. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2023, 9: 71. PMID: 38097589, DOI: 10.1038/s41572-023-00480-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyphoid feverUndifferentiated febrile illnessInvasive bacterial diseaseEffective vaccination programsFecal-oral routeNovel diagnostic modalitiesFebrile illnessBloodstream infectionsVaccination programBlood culturesClinical trialsImmunological protectionHigh burdenCausative organismDiagnostic modalitiesGlobal burdenDisease pathogenesisFeverHuman infectionsIntestinal epitheliumYoung adultsCulture testingSalmonella enterica subspSerovar TyphiAntimicrobial resistance
2014
Predicting the Impact of Vaccination on the Transmission Dynamics of Typhoid in South Asia: A Mathematical Modeling Study
Pitzer VE, Bowles CC, Baker S, Kang G, Balaji V, Farrar JJ, Grenfell BT. Predicting the Impact of Vaccination on the Transmission Dynamics of Typhoid in South Asia: A Mathematical Modeling Study. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e2642. PMID: 24416466, PMCID: PMC3886927, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChristian Medical College HospitalSubstantial indirect protectionMedical College HospitalCulture-confirmed casesImpact of vaccinationIncidence of typhoidTransmission dynamicsOne-time campaignChronic carriersCollege HospitalVaccination strategiesEndemic settingsTyphoid feverVaccinationTyphoid infectionTyphoid casesNatural historyIndirect protectionVi polysaccharideBasic reproductive numberTyphoidIncidenceTyphoid incidenceAge distributionReproductive number