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Antibiotic susceptibility and genotypes of non-typhi Salmonella isolates from children in Kilifi on the Kenya coast.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Oundo J O, Kariuki S, Maghenda J K, Lowe B S
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A 4-year retrospective study was undertaken at the Kilifi District Hospital on the coast of Kenya to determine the antibiotic-susceptibility patterns and genotypes of non-typhi Salmonella (NTS) isolates from children. Overall, during the period 1994-97, positive cultures were obtained from 543 (14%) of 3885 blood samples, 364 (30%) of 1210 stool samples and 143 (11%) of 1283 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples. NTS...
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