Prevalence of Salmonella enterica Subspecies enterica Serovar Typhi (Salmonella typhi) Infection in Febrile Patients at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in Franceville: A Two-Year Retrospective Study in South East Gabon
Introduction: Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi (Salmonella typhi) causes typhoid fever. This disease is a global public health problem, particularly in developing countries like Gabon. Unfortunately, to our knowledge, little information exists in the epidemiological literatur...
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| Language: | English |
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Pasteur Institute of Iran
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-460-en.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi
(Salmonella typhi) causes typhoid fever. This disease is a global public health
problem, particularly in developing countries like Gabon. Unfortunately, to our
knowledge, little information exists in the epidemiological literature on the
prevalence of Salmonella enterica infection in patients presenting with febrile
illness in Gabon, particularly at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in
Franceville, in the southeast of the country. Methods: A retrospective, crosssectional
study was conducted using the "Widal and Felix" serodiagnostic test
results of febrile patients archived in the Medical Analysis Laboratory Records
of the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in Franceville from June 2019 to May
2021. Results: The prevalence of Salmonella typhi in febrile patients was
58.88% [95% CI: 0.5 - 0.6]. The participants' age ranged from 15 to 49 years
(mean 24.79 years). We observed that with 1724 cases and a percentage of
62.15% (P < 0.001), women were more infected than men, and the most affected
age group was 14 to 49 years, with 1379 cases (49.71%). During the study
period, the seasonal distribution of Salmonella typhi infection indicated that
quarter 6, corresponding to the small rainy season, with 16.58%, i.e., 460 cases,
had the highest cases. Conclusion: These results highlight the need to
strengthen food safety hygiene in community markets and environmental
sanitation to break the Salmonella typhi transmission in Franceville, Southeast
Gabon. |
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| ISSN: | 2345-5349 2345-5330 |