Antibodies to the Vi capsule of Salmonella Typhi in the serum of typhoid patients and healthy control subjects from a typhoid endemic region

Antibodies to the Vi capsule of Salmonella Typhi in the serum of typhoid patients and healthy control subjects from a typhoid endemic region

Background: There is very little published data on the antibody response to the Vi capsular polysaccharide (Vi-CPS) of S. Typhi during naturally acquired typhoid fever in an endemic area.Methodology: An indirect ELISA, using tyraminated, purified Vi-CPS, was used to assay anti-Vi-CPS antibodies from...

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Main Author: Deborah House1,2, Vo A. Ho4,To S. Diep5, Nguyen T. Chinh6, Phan V. Bay4, Ha Vinh5, Minh Duc4, Christopher M. Parry2,3, Gordon Dougan1, Nicholas J. White2,3, Jeremy J. Farrar2,3, Tran Tinh Hien5, John Wain2,3
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
capsule
Salmonella Typhi
typhoid fever
antibodies
Viet Nam
Vietnam
Online Access:http://www.jidc.org/issn1972-2680/current-issue/68-vol-2-no-4-august-2008/169-antibodies-to-the-vi-capsule-of-salmonella-typhi-in-the-serum-of-typhoid-patients-and-healthy-control-subjects-from-a-typhoid-endemic-region

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http://www.jidc.org/issn1972-2680/current-issue/68-vol-2-no-4-august-2008/169-antibodies-to-the-vi-capsule-of-salmonella-typhi-in-the-serum-of-typhoid-patients-and-healthy-control-subjects-from-a-typhoid-endemic-region

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