Widal agglutination titres in the diagnosis of typhoid fever

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Taiwo, Sam S ^a   Fadiora, S O ^a   Oparinde, D P ^a   Olowe, O A ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Predictive value; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid fever; Western Nigeria; Widal agglutination test

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 34848887138     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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