Al-Emran, Hassan M., Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise Myriam, Eibach, Daniel, Aaby, Peter ORCID: 0000-0001-8331-1389, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Ali, Mohammad ORCID: 0000-0003-1410-388X, Rubach, Mathew P., Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten, Crump, John A. ORCID: 0000-0002-4529-102X, Espinoza, Ligia Maria Cruz, Lofberg, Sandra Valborg, Sow, Amy Gassama, Hertz, Julian T., Im, Justin, Jaeger, Anna, Kabore, Leon Parfait, Konings, Frank, Meyer, Christian G., Niang, Aissatou, Pak, Gi Deok, Panzner, Ursula, Park, Se Eun, Rabezanahary, Henintsoa, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphael, Raminosoa, Tiana Mirana, Razafindrabe, Tsiriniaina Jean Luco, Sampo, Emmanuel, Schuett-Gerowitt, Heidi, Sarpong, Nimako, Soura, Abdramane Bassiahi, Tall, Adama, von Kalckreuth, Vera, Wierzba, Thomas F., May, Juergen and Marks, Florian ORCID: 0000-0002-6043-7170 (2016). Validation and Identification of Invasive Salmonella Serotypes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Clin. Infect. Dis., 62. S. S80 - 3. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. ISSN 1537-6591

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Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) cause the majority of bloodstream infections in sub-Saharan Africa; however, serotyping is rarely performed. We validated a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with the White-Kauffmann-Le Minor (WKLM) scheme of serotyping using 110 Salmonella isolates from blood cultures of febrile children in Ghana and applied the method in other Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program study sites. In Ghana, 47 (43%) S. Typhi, 36 (33%) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, 14 (13%) Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin, and 13 (12%) Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis were identified by both multiplex PCR and the WKLM scheme separately. Using the validated multiplex PCR assay, we identified 42 (66%) S. Typhi, 14 (22%) S. Typhimurium, 2 (3%) S. Dublin, 2 (3%) S. Enteritidis, and 4 (6%) other Salmonella species from the febrile patients in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Senegal, and Tanzania. Application of this multiplex PCR assay in sub-Saharan Africa could advance the knowledge of serotype distribution of Salmonella.

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Al-Emran, Hassan M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krumkamp, RalfUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dekker, Denise MyriamUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Eibach, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Aaby, PeterUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8331-1389UNSPECIFIED
Adu-Sarkodie, YawUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ali, MohammadUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-1410-388XUNSPECIFIED
Rubach, Mathew P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bjerregaard-Andersen, MortenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Crump, John A.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4529-102XUNSPECIFIED
Espinoza, Ligia Maria CruzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lofberg, Sandra ValborgUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sow, Amy GassamaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hertz, Julian T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Im, JustinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jaeger, AnnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kabore, Leon ParfaitUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Konings, FrankUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meyer, Christian G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Niang, AissatouUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pak, Gi DeokUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Panzner, UrsulaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Park, Se EunUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rabezanahary, HenintsoaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rakotozandrindrainy, RaphaelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Raminosoa, Tiana MiranaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Razafindrabe, Tsiriniaina Jean LucoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sampo, EmmanuelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schuett-Gerowitt, HeidiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sarpong, NimakoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Soura, Abdramane BassiahiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tall, AdamaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
von Kalckreuth, VeraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wierzba, Thomas F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
May, JuergenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Marks, FlorianUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-6043-7170UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-281320
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ782
Journal or Publication Title: Clin. Infect. Dis.
Volume: 62
Page Range: S. S80 - 3
Date: 2016
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Place of Publication: CARY
ISSN: 1537-6591
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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BLOODMultiple languages
Immunology; Infectious Diseases; MicrobiologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28132

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