Abstract
Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S Typhi) are increasingly creating serious clinical and economic challenges for patients with typhoid fever in south Asia.1 There is a high disease burden of typhoid fever, mostly among children in urban slums, where safe water and a proper sanitation infrastructure are lacking.2,3 The provision of these facilities requires large financial investments and the political will to eliminate the spread of infectious diseases.
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