Development and Evaluation of a Blood Culture PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Salmonella Paratyphi A in Clinical Samples.

BACKGROUND:Enteric fever remains an important cause of morbidity in many low-income countries and Salmonella Paratyphi A has emerged as the aetiological agent in an increasing proportion of cases. Lack of adequate diagnostics hinders early diagnosis and prompt treatment of both typhoid and paratypho...

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Main Authors: Liqing Zhou, Claire Jones, Malick M Gibani, Hazel Dobinson, Helena Thomaides-Brears, Sonu Shrestha, Christoph J Blohmke, Thomas C Darton, Andrew J Pollard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4773247?pdf=render