Investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhi in Battalgazi district, Malatya-Turkey
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Date
2009
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Soc Brasileira Microbiologia
Access Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Abstract
Salmonella Typhi infections are important public health problems for the developing countries. In this study we investigated the molecular epidemiology of a suspected well-water borne S. Typhi outbreak occurred in a district of Malatya-Turkey. This outbreak affected 10 patients in two days. Arbitrary primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) based typing showed two clones, one had seven, and the other had three strains, supporting outbreak speculation. By adding chlorine to wells by local municipal authority, the outbreak ended within a very short time (about ten days).
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aktas, elif/0000-0003-3087-5425
Keywords
Typhoid fever, Salmonella Typhi, waterborne outbreak
Journal or Series
Brazilian Journal Of Microbiology
WoS Q Value
Q4
Scopus Q Value
Q3
Volume
40
Issue
1
Citation
Iseri, L., Bayraktar, M. R., Aktaş, E., & Durmaz, R. (2009). Investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhi in Battalgazi district, Malatya-Turkey. Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology], 40(1), 170–173. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-838220090001000029
