Typhidot M and Diazo test vis-à-vis blood culture and Widal test in the early diagnosis of typhoid fever in children in a resource poor setting

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-593

  Beig, Farzana K ^a   Ahmad, Faraz ^a   Ekram, Mohd ^a   Shukla, Indu ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diazo test; Typhidot test; Typhoid fever; Widal test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAZO TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHIDOT M; TYPHOID FEVER; WIDAL REACTION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 79955948486     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(10)70116-1     Document Type: Article

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