Typhoid and Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers - Causes

Dr. Reeja Tharu

Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Sep 10, 2020

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What causes Enteric / Typhoid / Paratyphoid Fevers

Enteric fever is caused by bacteria called Salmonella typhi, or Salmonella paratyphi A or Salmonella paratyphi B.

Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi A, and Salmonella paratyphi B invades tissue and cause septicemia with high temperature known as enteric fever.

Published on Sep 08, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 10, 2020

Latest Publications and Research on Typhoid and Paratyphoid Enteric Fevers

Conservation of the OmpC Porin Among Typhoidal and Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Serovars. - Published by PubMed
Travel-Related Typhoid Fever: Narrative Review of the Scientific Literature. - Published by PubMed
[Epidemiology profil of fever typhoid in Meknes (Morocco) 2013-2016]. - Published by PubMed
Drug-resistant enteric fever worldwide, 1990 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis. - Published by PubMed

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what is salmonella paratyphi A and B and the possible causes

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