| Literature DB >> 12830419 |
Megan E Reller1, Sonja J Olsen, Amy B Kressel, Troy D Moon, Kristy A Kubota, Malcolm P Adcock, Scott F Nowicki, Eric D Mintz.
Abstract
In August 2000, the Ohio Department of Health reported a cluster of men with typhoid fever who denied having traveled abroad. To determine the cause and the extent of the outbreak, an epidemiological investigation was initiated in which 7 persons in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana with culture-confirmed Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi infection and 2 persons with probable typhoid fever were evaluated; all were men, and all but one reported having had sex with 1 asymptomatic male S. Typhi carrier. We document sexual transmission of typhoid fever, which may be acquired by means of oral and anal sex, as well as via food and drink.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12830419 DOI: 10.1086/375590
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079