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The emergence and outbreak of multidrug-resistant typhoid fever in China

Meiying YanDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Department of Diarrheal Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310000, China
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Xinlan LiDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi, Xinjiang830000, China
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Qiaohong LiaoDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China
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Fang LiDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, Xinjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Urumqi, Xinjiang830000, China
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Jing ZhangDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China
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Biao KanDepartment of Diarrheal Disease, State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Department of Diarrheal Disease, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang310000, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-6 | Received 10 Dec 2015, Accepted 22 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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