Diagnosis and Treatment of Typhoid Fever and Associated Prevailing Drug Resistance in Northern Ethiopia

Diagnosis and Treatment of Typhoid Fever and Associated Prevailing Drug Resistance in Northern Ethiopia

Objective: To determine diagnostic value of the Widal test, treatment pattern of febrile patients and antimicrobial drug susceptibility pattern of blood isolates. Methods: Using cross sectional methods, blood samples were collected for culture and Widal test from 502 febrile outpatients attending Me...

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Main Authors: Araya Gebreyesus wasihun, Letemichael Negash Wlekidan, Senay Aregawi Gebremariam, Abadi Luel Welderufael, Saravanan Muthupandian, Tadesse Dejenie Haile, Tsehaye Asmelash Dejene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Treatment
Febrile-patients
Typhoid
Widal test
Sensitivity
Specificity
Resistance
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