Diagnosis of typhoid fever by polymerase chain reaction

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 909-913

  Ambati, S R ^a,d   Nath, Gopal ^b   Das, B K ^c  

^a Miami Childrens Hospital   (United States)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^d Building C # 206 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Polymerase chain reaction; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid fever; Widal test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENE SEQUENCE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TYPHOID FEVER; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 36949030805     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0167-y     Document Type: Article

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