The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP) was established in 2009 to fill the data void concerning invasive Salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa, and to specifically estimate the burden of bloodstream infections caused by the key pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. TSAP has achieved this ambitious target, finding high incidences of typhoid fever in both rural and u…
Demam tifoid adalah penyakit demam akut yang disebabkan oleh infeksi bakteri Salmonella typhi. Penderita demam tifoid di Indonesia mencapai 81% per 100.000. Demam tifoid dapat diberikan terapi farmakologis maupun non farmakologis yang bertujuan untuk mempercepat penyembuhan, meminimalkan komplikasi sekaligus untuk mencegah penyebaran penyakit. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengerjaan literatur r…
Typhoid toxin is a unique A2B5 exotoxin and an important virulence factor for Salmonella Typhi, the cause of typhoid fever. In the decade since its initial discovery, great strides have been made in deciphering the unusual biological program of this toxin, which is fundamentally different from related toxins in many ways. Purified typhoid toxin administered to laboratory animals causes many of …