Predictive value of clinical and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of the enteric fever

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-30

  Kuvandik, Ceren ^a   Karaoglan, Ilkay ^b   Namiduru, Mustafa ^b   Baydar, Ibrahim ^b  

^a Government Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical and laboratory findings; Diagnosis; Enteric fever

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PARATYPHOID FEVER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; PARATYPHOID FEVER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI A; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER; YOUNG ADULT;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI;

EID: 62149113604     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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