Role of Antibodies Revealed in Body's Fight against Salmonella Infection
In developed countries, nontyphoidal salmonella (NTS) strains are mainly food-borne and usually cause gastroenteritis. In rare cases, they can lead to bacteraemia (bacterial infections of the blood). However, in the developing world, bacteraemia is far more common and serious: fatality rates amongst children under 2 years old can be as high as almost one in four and are even higher in HIV-infected adults.