A prospective study of phage types & biotypes of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolated from hospitalized children in Kolkata, India.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:
Kolkata and its suburbs in eastern India faced an epidemic of typhoid fever in 1990. A prospective, hospital and laboratory based study over a period of 12 yr (1990-2001), on the phage typing and biotyping pattern of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi was carried out, to see if there has been a change.METHODS:
A total of 338 S. enterica serotype Typhi isolates from 1491 blood samples were phage typed and biotyped. The mean age of isolation was calculated.RESULTS:
The age distribution of subjects (neonates to 12 yr) has been analysed. Of the 338 (22.7%) isolates obtained, eight different S. enterica serotype Typhi phage types were detected. Biotype I (95.8%) was more prevalent as compared to biotype II (4.1%). Phage type E1 was the commonest phage type in Kolkata and its suburbs. INTERPRETATION &CONCLUSION:
The mean age at isolation was found to be 6.7 +/- 3.3 yr. Biotype I was predominant and it was of interest that all strains of phage type E1 belonged to biotype I.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Salmonella typhi
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Bacteriophages
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Typhoid Fever
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Humans
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Bacteriophage Typing
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Child
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Child, Hospitalized
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Child, Preschool
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Prospective Studies
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India
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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