<b>Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Invasive Non-Typhoidal </b>

May 2016 to December 2023 data from a retrospective hospital-based matched case-control study in Ghana's Ashanti Region. The study, part of the Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (SETA Plus), investigated causes of febrile illness at four urban and rural hospitals. It likely contains clinical and laboratory features associated with invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) blood culture positivity.

Use Cases

• Identify risk factors for invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) infection based on clinical and laboratory features.
• Compare iNTS epidemiology between urban and rural hospital settings in Ghana.
• Analyze associations between patient demographics (age, sex, residence) and iNTS positivity using matched case-control methods.
• Model predictors of iNTS blood culture positivity using conditional logistic regression techniques.

Strengths

• Data spans 8 years (May 2016 to December 2023), providing a longitudinal view.
• Includes matched case-control analysis (1:3) on age, sex, and residence.
• Surveillance conducted at four distinct hospitals (two urban, two rural) in Ghana.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is limited to the Ashanti Region of Ghana and may not be generalizable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (SETA Plus) and its predecessor, the SETA study.

Collection Method

Retrospective hospital-based matched case-control study using blood culture data and standard microbiological techniques.

Time Range

May 2016 to December 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 17:46:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ashanti Region, Ghana (Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Agogo Presbyterian Hospital, Konongo Government Hospital)