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Emergence of a globally dominant IncHI1 plasmid type associated with multiple drug resistant typhoid.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jul 2011
Holt Kathryn E, Phan Minh Duy, Baker Stephen, Duy Pham Thanh, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Nair Satheesh, Turner A Keith, Walsh Ciara, Fanning Séamus, Farrell-Ward Sinéad, Dutta Shanta, Kariuki Sam, Weill François-Xavier, Parkhill Julian, Dougan Gordon, Wain John
Abstract excerpt
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), remains a serious global health concern. Since their emergence in the mid-1970s multi-drug resistant (MDR) S. Typhi now dominate drug sensitive equivalents in many regions. MDR in S. Typhi is almost exclusively conferred by self-transmissible IncHI1 plasmids carrying a suite of antimicrobial resistance genes. We identified over 300 single...
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