Laboratory evaluation of a simple and rapid latex agglutination assay for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1032-1038

  Abdoel, Theresia H ^a   Pastoor, Rob ^a   Smits, Henk L ^a   Hatta, Mochammad ^b  

^a ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Infection; Point of care technology; Salmonella; Serodiagnosis; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDONESIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 34548268135     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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