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. 2020 Dec 1;71(Suppl 3):S222–S231. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1320

Table 1.

Inclusion Criteria by Enrollment Location for the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP)

Enrollment Location Inclusion Criteria
Outpatient department A patient presenting to the outpatient department (including emergency department) with a self-reported history of fever for ≥3 consecutive days within the last 7 days and living within the defined catchment area
Inpatient department A patient admitted to the hospital with a clinical suspicion or a confirmed diagnosis of enteric fever at any time during hospitalization
Hospital laboratory A patient with blood culture–confirmed Salmonella Typhi or Paratyphi A
Surgical department A patient with a nontraumatic ileal perforation, even in the absence of laboratory confirmation, with no other known etiology
Laboratory network sites A patient with blood culture–confirmed Salmonella Typhi or Paratyphi A