Summary of <i>Salmonella</i> positive blood cultures between April 1992 and December 2014.

<p>Summary of <i>Salmonella</i> positive blood cultures between April 1992 and December 2014.</p

A 23-year retrospective investigation of <i>Salmonella</i> Typhi and <i>Salmonella</i> Paratyphi isolated in a tertiary Kathmandu hospital - Fig 4

<p>The antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of isolated <i>Salmonella</i> from 1992 to 2014. Plots summarising antimicrobial susceptibility data for all <i>Salmonella</i> (A), <i>S</i>. Typhi only (B), and <i>S</i>. Paratyphi only (C) from 1992 to 2014. The colour range on the heat map tiles indicate the proportion of non-susceptible isolates (blue, low; red; high), the number of isolates tested is indicated on the respective tile. Tiles with fewer than 10 isolates tested for the respective antimicrobial are not shown.</p

Sample temperature readings from phase-change incubator.

<p>Example of temperature readings, recorded every five minutes inside the incubator over a period of 72 hours. Exchange of phase change packets was performed daily (red arrows) to “recharge” the incubator and leads to brief periods of lower temperatures followed by higher temperatures (inset), which were not found to impact bacterial growth.</p

Bacteria isolated among participants in the study according to culture method (either, conventional, or experimental).

<p>Bacteria isolated among participants in the study according to culture method (either, conventional, or experimental).</p

Culture-confirmed diagnosis of enteric fever by conventional blood culture in comparison with results from the experimental procedure.

*<p>The experimental blood culture was positive in two additional patients that were negative by conventional blood culture, but the organisms were probable skin contaminants. These are captured in percent agreement calculations.</p

Flow diagram of patients recruited and enrolled in the study.

<p>Flow diagram of patients recruited and enrolled in the study.</p