Enteric Fever in a Cross-section of Patients in Karachi: Current Correlation of Positive Blood Cultures with the Widal Agglutination and the Typhidot Immunoassay Tests

Objectives: A lab-based scrutiny to assess the correlation of current blood culture Salmonella isolates as the gold standard with matched Widal agglutinin titers and the EIA-based Typhidot immunoassay antibodies. Methods: 2,704 blood specimens were drawn for culture and Widal test in a private...

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Main Authors: Farhan Essa Abdullah, Amna Shaikh, Maria Abid, Abu Talib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dow University of Health Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/98