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Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Salmonella Typhi Isolated in Thailand before and after the Introduction of a National Immunization Program.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2017
Dyson Zoe A, Thanh Duy Pham, Bodhidatta Ladaporn, Mason Carl Jeffries, Srijan Apichai, Rabaa Maia A, Vinh Phat Voong, Thanh Tuyen Ha, Thwaites Guy E, Baker Stephen, Holt Kathryn E
Abstract excerpt
Vaccines against Salmonella Typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, are commonly used by travellers, however, there are few examples of national immunization programs in endemic areas. There is therefore a paucity of data on the impact of typhoid immunization programs on localised populations of S. Typhi. Here we have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to characterise 44 historical bacterial isolates...
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