Comparative sensitivity and specificity of Typhidot and Typhidot-M tests in the diagnosis of Enteric fever in Malaysian children

Medical Journal of Indonesia

Volumn 7, Issue , 1998, Pages 284-285

  Choo, K E ^a,b   Davis, T M E ^a,b   Ismail, A ^a,b   Tuan Ismail, T A ^a,b   Ghazali, W N W ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYPHIDOT M TEST; TYPHIDOT TEST; TYPHOID FEVER; TYPHOID RAPID TEST;

EID: 85008686773     PISSN: 08531773     EISSN: 22528083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13181/mji.v7iSupp1.1142     Document Type: Article

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