Typhoid fever among hospitalized febrile children in siem reap, Cambodia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-70

  Wijedoru, Lalith P M ^a   Kumar, Varun ^b   Chanpheaktra, Ngoun ^b   Chheng, Kheng ^b   Smits, Henk L ^c   Pastoor, Rob ^c   Nga, Tran Vu Thieu ^d   Baker, Stephen ^d   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^e   Peacock, Sharon J ^e,f   Putchhat, Hor ^b   Parry, Christopher M ^b,e  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Angkor Hospital for Children   (Cambodia)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

^e MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Children; Nucleic acid amplification test; Rapid diagnostic test; Typhoid fever

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD CULTURE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M LATERAL FLOW ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCHOOL CHILD; TYPHOID FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84856374321     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr032     Document Type: Article

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