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Stepwise evolution of Salmonella Typhimurium ST313 causing bloodstream infection in Africa.
Nature microbiology - 1 Mar 2021
Pulford Caisey V, Perez-Sepulveda Blanca M, Canals Rocío, Bevington Jessica A, Bengtsson Rebecca J, Wenner Nicolas, Rodwell Ella V, Kumwenda Benjamin, Zhu Xiaojun, Bennett Rebecca J, Stenhouse George E, Malaka De Silva P, Webster Hermione J, Bengoechea Jose A, Dumigan Amy, Tran-Dien Alicia, Prakash Reenesh, Banda Happy C, Alufandika Lovemore, Mautanga Mike P, Bowers-Barnard Arthur, Beliavskaia Alexandra Y, Predeus Alexander V, Rowe Will P M, Darby Alistair C, Hall Neil, Weill François-Xavier, Gordon Melita A, Feasey Nicholas A, Baker Kate S, Hinton Jay C D
Abstract excerpt
Bloodstream infections caused by nontyphoidal Salmonella are a major public health concern in Africa, causing ~49,600 deaths every year. The most common Salmonella enterica pathovariant associated with invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease is Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type (ST)313. It has been proposed that antimicrobial resistance and genome degradation has contributed to the success of ST313 lineages...
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