Journal of the Scientific Society, 2014 The diagnosis of typhoid fever in young children is also a dilemma because of its manifestations and typical presentation may not be seen in all cases.
Gandarajapura Nagaraj Madhu +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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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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Epidemiology and Performances of Typhidot Immunoassay and Widal Slide Agglutination in the Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Febrile Patients in Bafoussam City, Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical MicrobiologyBackground. Enteric fever is a great public health problem associated with significant illness and death in many endemic countries, and its clinical diagnosis is still daunting. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of S.
Aurelie Dahlia Yemeli Piankeu +5 more
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Utility of A Single Widal Test in The Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
, 2012 Background & objectives: The clinical diagnosis of typhoid fever is difficult, as the presenting symptoms are often diverse and similar to those observed with other febrile illnesses.
ABM Shahidul Alam +2 more
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Evaluate The role of widal test in diagnosis of typhoid fever
مجلة كلية الطب, 2011 Background: Widal test and blood culture together must be depended to diagnosis of typhoid fever.
Dina A. Al Roubaey
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Comparative study of Widal test to stool culture for the diagnosis of suspected typhoid fever: a study in a primary health centre, Ghana [PDF]
Microbes and Infectious Diseases, 2023 Background: Misdiagnosis of typhoid fever is common since most primary healthcare relies on only the Widal test without further confirmation. This study compared stool culture to the performance of the Widal test at the Methodist Hospital, Wenchi, in the
Seth Domfeh, Moses Amoah, Loretta Sefa
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 Objective: Typhoid fever is a major public health problem. A test which is simple, reliable and can be carried out in small laboratories is the need of the hour. We prospectively evaluated typhidot M and Diazo tests vis-à-vis blood culture and Widal test
Farzana K. Beig, MD +3 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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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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