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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Bacterial Typing Techniques
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Cells, Cultured
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Child
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Cholecystectomy
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Cholelithiasis / complications*
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Cholelithiasis / microbiology
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Cholelithiasis / surgery
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Female
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Gallbladder / microbiology*
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Genetic Variation
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Genotype
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Humans
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Indonesia
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Minisatellite Repeats / genetics*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Salmonella typhi / classification*
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Salmonella typhi / genetics*
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Typhoid Fever / blood*
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Typhoid Fever / genetics
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Typhoid Fever / microbiology*
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Young Adult