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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Diagnostic accuracy of three tests for Salmonella Typhi infection in adult patients presenting to health facilities in an informal urban settlement in Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]
Preventive Medicine ReportsObjective: Accurate and timely diagnosis of typhoid fever is undermined by the absence of reliable reference test(s). The objective here was to estimate the sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), negative and positive predictive values (NPV and PPV) of the ...
Anthony K. Nganga, Marshal M. Mweu
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The dilemma of widal test - which brand to use? a study of four different widal brands: a cross sectional comparative study [PDF]
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2011 Background Serodiagnosis of typhoid fever by Widal test based on demonstrating the presence of agglutinins (antibodies) in the serum of an infected patient, against the H (flagellar) and O (somatic) antigens of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi has been
El Toukhy Ayman M +3 more
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Evaluating alternatives to the Widal test for typhoid fever diagnosis in developing countries: A targeted literature review [PDF]
Journal of Public Health in AfricaBackground: Typhoid disease, caused by Salmonella typhi, is prevalent in developing countries with poor sanitation. The Widal test, despite its century-old history, has drawbacks in diagnostic capacity because of inherent characteristics, cross ...
Bereket A. Tegene, Meron T. Eshetie
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DIAGNOSE OF THYPOID FEVER WITH WIDAL TEST
e-Jurnal Medika Udayana, 2014 Thypoid fever is one of infection systemic disease cause by Salmonella enterica serotype typhi, thisbacterium is member of family Enterobacteriaciae. Everyone with thypoid fever bring thebacterium in blood stream and gastrointestinal sytem so that it can
I Made Tomik Nurya Wardana +2 more
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Use of Diazo reagent as a diagnostic test for typhoid fever in adult Egyptian patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research, 2020 The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Diazo reagent as a diagnostic test of Salmonella infection in comparison to Widal test and blood culture in both cases and carriers of infection.
Dina Atteia +3 more
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Interpretation of the Widal Test in Infected Children [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2003 Typhoid fever is endemic in Iran. Isolation of S. typhi is a gold standard for diagnosis. Laboratory diagnosis of S. typhi infection relies on serological tests such as the Widal test.
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Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry, 2023 Typhoid fever is an acute systemic infectious disease that is related to poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. The diagnosis of typhoid fever is established through laboratory examinations, including serological, hematological, and ...
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