Salmonella paratyphi A rates, Asia.
Little is known about the causes of enteric fever in Asia. Most cases are believed to be caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and the remainder by S. Paratyphi A. We compared their incidences by using standardized methods from population-based studies in China, Indonesia, India, and Pakistan.
Ochiai
R Leon
RL
International Vaccine Institute, Kwanak PO Box 14, Seoul, South Korea 151-600. rlochiai@ivi.int
Wang
XuanYi
X
von Seidlein
Lorenz
L
Yang
Jin
J
Bhutta
Zulfiqar A
ZA
Bhattacharya
Sujit K
SK
Agtini
Magdarina
M
Deen
Jacqueline L
JL
Wain
John
J
Kim
Deok Ryun
DR
Ali
Mohammad
M
Acosta
Camilo J
CJ
Jodar
Luis
L
Clemens
John D
JD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology