A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of the Performance of the Widal Test and the Typhidot Immunoassay for Typhoid Fever Diagnosis in the West Region of Cameroon [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2021 Background. The diagnosis of typhoid fever based on the Widal slide agglutination test remains a major hurdle in developing countries due to varied perceptions of the value of the Widal test in determining clinical decision-making.
Karimo Ousenu +5 more
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Performance of Widal test and stool culture in the diagnosis of typhoid fever among suspected patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective We set an experiment to determine the diagnostic performance of the Widal test and stool culture in typhoid-suspected cases attending tertiary hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania using blood culture as a golden standard.
Akili Mawazo +2 more
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Retrospective Audit of the Widal Test for Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Pediatric Patients in an Endemic Region [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Introduction: Although typhoid fever is confirmed by culture of Salmonella Typhi, Widal test is widely used in India but little information exists about its reliability. Materials and Methods: We examined the performance of Widal test in our hospital
Ralte Lalremruata +2 more
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Typhoid fever among febrile Nigerian patients: Prevalence, diagnostic performance of the Widal test and antibiotic multi-drug resistance. [PDF]
Malawi Med J, 2019 Background Over-dependence on clinical presentation and/or the Widal agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever in developing countries can lead to antibiotic abuse.
Ohanu ME +4 more
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A cross-sectional study of enteric fever among febrile patients at Ambo hospital: prevalence, risk factors, comparison of Widal test and stool culture and antimicrobials susceptibility pattern of isolates. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2019 BackgroundEnteric fever is one of the common infectious diseases of humans. The objectives of this study were to:1) estimate the prevalence of enteric fever among febrile patients visiting Ambo hospital; 2) comparison of Widal test and stool culture;3 ...
Deksissa T, Gebremedhin EZ.
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Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of ELISA against Widal test for typhoid diagnosis in endemic population of Kathmandu. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2015 BackgroundWidal test, which has poor predictive outcomes in predominant typhoid population, is not standard enough to predict accurate diagnosis. This study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of Widal test to ELISA using blood culture as gold ...
Adhikari A +4 more
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A comparative study of Widal test with blood culture in the diagnosis of typhoid fever in febrile patients. [PDF]
BMC Res Notes, 2014 Typhoid fever is a major health problem in developing countries and its diagnosis on clinical ground is difficult. Diagnosis in developing countries including Ethiopia is mostly done by Widal test. However, the value of the test has been debated.
Andualem G +5 more
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COMPARATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF TYPHOID FEVER BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND WIDAL TEST IN SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (BANNU, LAKKI MARWAT AND D.I.KHAN) OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN [PDF]
Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2017 Typhoid fever is a major dilemma in developing nations, despite the antibiotic use and new antibiotics discovery. Blood culture and serological tests (especially Widal test) that are regularly performed in Pakistan for diagnosis provide objectionable ...
Irfan +6 more
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Bhutan Health Journal, 2018 Introduction: The Widal test is widely used in hospitals in Bhutan for diagnosis of typhoid fever. The right test with high sensitivity and specificity supplements clinical judgement and contributes to correct diagnosis of disease. This study focuses on
Tej Nath Nepal +7 more
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IMC Journal of Medical Science, 2020 Background: Accurate and early diagnosis of enteric fever is a diagnostic challenge where facility for blood culture is not available. As a result, Widal test is still used widely in resource limited settings.
Farjana Akter +9 more
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