Background Non-typhoidal salmonella can cause serious, life-threatening invasive
infections involving the bloodstream and other normally sterile sites. We aimed to …

The global impact of childhood malnutrition is staggering. The synergism between
malnutrition and infection contributes substantially to childhood morbidity and mortality …

Invasive strains of non-typhoidal salmonellae have emerged as a prominent cause of
bloodstream infection in African adults and children, with an associated case fatality of 20 …

Salmonella enterica infections are common causes of bloodstream infection in low-resource
areas, where they may be difficult to distinguish from other febrile illnesses and may be …

Invasive Salmonella infections (typhoidal and non-typhoidal) cause a huge burden of illness
estimated at nearly 3.4 million cases and over 600,000 deaths annually especially in …

This study systematically reviews the literature on the occurrence, incidence and case
fatality rate (CFR) of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease in Africa from 1966 to …

A highly invasive form of non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease has recently been
documented in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The most common Salmonella …

Whereas most nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) are associated with gastroenteritis, there has
been a dramatic increase in reports of NTS-associated invasive disease in sub-Saharan …

Clinical syndromes caused by Salmonella infection in humans are divided into typhoid fever,
caused by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi, and a range of clinical syndromes …

Background: Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African children, yet
the causes of anemia in this population have been inadequately studied. Methods: We …