Multi-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Profiling of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates from Blood Cultures and Gallbladder Specimens from Makassar, South-Sulawesi, Indonesia

Authors :: Henk L. Smits
Ibrahim Labeda
Ressy Dwiyanti
Mochammad Hatta
Pauline Scheelbeek
Rob Pastoor
Andi R. Sultan
KIT: Biomedical Research
Source :: PLoS ONE, 6(9). Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 9, p e24983 (2011), PLoS ONE
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011.
Abstract: Multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis differentiated 297 Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi blood culture isolates from Makassar in 76 genotypes and a single unique S. Typhi genotype was isolated from the cholecystectomy specimens of four patients with cholelithiasis. The high diversity in S. Typhi genotypes circulating in Makassar indicates that the number of carriers could be very large, which may complicate disease prevention and control.

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