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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Dow University of Health Sciences
2013-09-01
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| 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 |