Volume 16, Number 11—November 2010
Letter
Typhoid Fever among Children, Ghana
Table
Estimates of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi incidence in children, Ghana, September 2007–November 2008
Age group, y | No. S. enterica ser. Typhi isolates* | Coverage population† | Incidence‡ (95% confidence interval) |
---|---|---|---|
0–15 | 16 | 14,933 | 120 (70 to 170) |
<2 | 1 | 2,133 | 50 (–30 to 140) |
2–<5 | 8 | 3,200 | 290 (120 to 450) |
5–<8 | 5 | 2,880 | 200 (50 to 340) |
8–<11 | 1 | 2,880 | 40 (–30 to 110) |
11–<15 | 1 | 3,840 | 30 (–20 to 80) |
*Observation period 15 mo (period of complete and uninterrupted assessment of blood culture data).
†No. residents of each community with access to Agogo Presbyterian Hospital.
‡Per 100,000 persons per year.
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