title: Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi variants in long-term carriers.
abstract: Long-term typhoid carriers can simultaneously excrete Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi variants with considerable genetic differences, a situation that complicates the interpretation of the subtyping data used in outbreak investigations and disease surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Shun
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Hsiao-Lun
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jung-Jung
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Ying-Shu
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Shiu-Yun
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Chi-Sen
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Shu-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002353:Carrier State; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D058889:Molecular Typing; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*