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Drug-resistant enteric fever, antibiotics and the need for clean water

MORU OCGHR Publication

Blog by Professor Christiane Dolecek. Antimicrobial resistance is a critical problem in enteric fever. Drug-resistant infections can have severe consequences, and slowing their spread requires our urgent attention. The most important intervention is to reduce the number of infections; vaccines are a critical tool, alongside surveillance and diagnosis. To achieve this control, strong partnerships between WHO, governments, NGOs, academia, private sector and communities are needed.

Local women collecting water in large jars. © Deparment for International Development / Rafiqur Rahman Raqu

Blog by Professor Christiane Dolecek

Read Christiane's blog on the Take on Typhoid website

Read the original publication in BMC Medicine Drug-resistant enteric fever worldwide, 1990 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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