| [an epidemic of typhoid fever]. | an outbreak of typhoid fever was observed in a group of students and accompanying teachers during a journey to haiti in summer 1991. all (6) infected persons were symptomatic and rapidly cured by antibiotics. the salmonella typhi strains isolated from blood cultures were all identical by ribotyping. all the participants had a medical checkup and stool cultures were obtained; asymptomatic carriers could be excluded. secondarily infected persons were not observed. the infectious source has not bee ... | 1993 | 8211020 |
| recurrent salmonella typhi peritonitis. | | 1980 | 7351750 |
| importance of travel in domestically acquired typhoid fever infections: opportunities for prevention and early detection. | approximately 25% of salmonella typhi infections in the us occur among nontravelers. two s. typhi infections in a major us metropolitan city acquired domestically in 2005 were epidemiologically linked to a s. typhi-infected haitian traveler through their congregation meetings. this investigation highlighted the importance of integrating multiple methods of obtaining epidemiologic information, including laboratory evidence and multiple individual and group interviews. physicians should consider t ... | 2009 | 18509759 |