Queensland typhoid cluster linked to twelve-year carriage of Salmonella Typhi

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Dalmau, Marguerite
Song, Shuo Meng
Young, Megan
Lambert, Stephen
Graham, Rikki
Micalizzi, Gino
Field, Emma
Bell, Robert
Jennison, Amy
Stafford, Russell
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2022
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In September 2021, a household cluster of three typhoid cases was investigated by Queensland public health authorities. Through case interviews and molecular typing, the investigation revealed chronic carriage of Salmonella Typhi persisting at least 12 years in the index case. This case report summarises the investigation and highlights the complexity of chronic pathogen carriage in the control and management of typhoid disease. Our findings raise considerations for prevention and treatment guidelines in Australia and demonstrate the beneficial role of molecular typing for complex case investigations.

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Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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46

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© 2022 Commonwealth of Australia as represented by the Department of Health. This publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non-Commercial NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode (Licence). You must read and understand the Licence before using any material from this publication.

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Infectious Diseases

typhoid

Salmonella

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Dalmau, M; Song, SM; Young, M; Lambert, S; Graham, R; Micalizzi, G; Field, E; Bell, R; Jennison, A; Stafford, R, Queensland typhoid cluster linked to twelve-year carriage of Salmonella Typhi, Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2022, 46

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