Diagnostic methods for typhoid fever in Nigeria

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 179-181

  Smith, Stella I ^a   Odunukwe, N N ^a   Niemogha, M T ^a   Ahmed, A O ^a   Efienemokwu, C A ^a   Otuonye, M N ^a   Bankole, M ^a   Junaid, M ^a   Agomo, C ^a   Mafe, A G ^a   Idigbe, E O ^a  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacterial culture; Malaria; Parasites; Salmonella typhi; Widal test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEX DIFFERENCE; TYPHOID FEVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 19944428139     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2004.11732667     Document Type: Article

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