Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Prevalence of Salmonella enterica Subspecies enterica Serovar Typhi (Salmonella typhi) Infection in Febrile Patients at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in Franceville: A Two-Year Retrospective Study in South East Gabon
Infectious diseases and public health
Infectious diseases and public health
Original article
Original article
<b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Introduction</span></span></span></span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">: <i>Salmonella enterica</i></span></span></span></span> <span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">subspecie<i>s enterica </i>serovar Typhi<i> (Salmonella typhi) </i>causes typhoid fever. This disease is a global public health problem, particularly in developing countries like Gabon. Unfortunately, to our knowledge, little information exists in the epidemiological literature on the prevalence of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> infection in patients presenting with febrile illness in Gabon, particularly at the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in Franceville, in the southeast of the country.</span></span></span></span><b> <span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Methods:</span></span></span></span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"> A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted using the "Widal and Felix" serodiagnostic test results of febrile patients archived in the Medical Analysis Laboratory Records of the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital in Franceville from June 2019 to May 2021. <b>Results:</b> The prevalence of <i>Salmonella typhi</i> in febrile patients was 58.88% [95% CI: 0.5 - 0.6]. The participants' age ranged from 15 to 49 years (mean 24.79 years). We observed that with 1724 cases and a percentage of 62.15% (<i>P</i> < 0.001), women were more infected than men, and the most affected age group was 14 to 49 years, with 1379 cases (49.71%). During the study period, the seasonal distribution of <i>Salmonella typhi</i> infection indicated that quarter 6, corresponding to the small rainy season, with 16.58%, i.e., 460 cases, had the highest cases. <b>Conclusion:</b> These results highlight the need to strengthen food safety hygiene in community markets and environmental sanitation to break the <i>Salmonella typhi</i> transmission in Franceville, Southeast Gabon.</span></span></span></span>
Salmonella typhi, Febrile patient, Franceville Gabon
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thiƩry
Ndong Mba
thithimba0@gmail.com
10031947532846005789
10031947532846005789
Yes
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology (LABMC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, Gabon; Laboratory of Research in Biochemistry (LAREBIO), University of Sciences and Techniques of Masuku (USTM), Franceville, Gabon
Hilaire
Moundounga Kenguele
hkenguele@gmail.com
10031947532846005790
10031947532846005790
No
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology (LABMC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, Gabon
Ulrick
Nzamba
ulriknzamb@gmail.com
10031947532846005791
10031947532846005791
No
Medical Analysis Laboratory of the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital, Franceville, Gabon
Arnaud Brice
Pambo-Pambo
pamboarnaud@hotmail.fr
10031947532846005792
10031947532846005792
No
Laboratory of Animal Physiology (LAPHYA), University of Science and Technology of Masuku (USTM), Franceville, Gabon
Romial
Zang Mintsa
nzambajromiald@gmail.com
10031947532846005793
10031947532846005793
No
Medical Analysis Laboratory of the Sino-Gabonese Friendship Hospital, Franceville, Gabon
Patrick
Mickala
pmickala@gmail.com
10031947532846005794
10031947532846005794
No
Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology (LABMC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, Gabon; Laboratory of Animal Physiology (LAPHYA), University of Science and Technology of Masuku (USTM), Franceville, Gabon