Typhoidal salmonella disease in Mukuru informal settlement, Nairobi Kenya; carriage, diversity, and antimicrobial resistant genes

Abstract

Multiple studies have shown that typhoid fever is endemic in developing countries character ized by poor hygiene. A unique way of Salmonella Typhi (S.Typhi) pathogenicity is estab lishing a persistent, usually asymptomatic carrier state in some infected individuals who excrete large numbers of bacteria in faeces. This study aimed to determine the isolation rate of S.Typhi from blood and stool samples among cases and asymptomatic individuals in the Mukuru informal settlement and identify antibiotic resistance patterns within the same population.