title: Tropheryma whipplei in fecal samples from children, Senegal.
abstract: We tested fecal samples from 150 healthy children 2-10 years of age who lived in rural Senegal and found the prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei was 44%. Unique genotypes were associated with this bacterium. Our findings suggest that T. whipplei is emerging as a highly prevalent pathogen in sub-Saharan Africa.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fenollar
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Trape
authors.forename: Hubert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bassene
authors.forename: Cheikh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sokhna
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D054851:Tropheryma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008061:Whipple Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology