An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.

T S, Weeramanthri; P T, Corrah; D C, Mabey; B M, Greenwood

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An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Nov 1989 English Journal:The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, volume 92 (issn: 0022-5304,

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Authors: T S, Weeramanthri; P T, Corrah; D C, Mabey; B M, Greenwood;

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An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.

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Abstract

There are no universally applicable criteria for the serological diagnosis of enteric fever. Limited statistical analysis of the Widal test could not confirm its usefulness as a diagnostic tool in The Gambia.

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Antigens, Bacterial, Predictive Value of Tests, Agglutination Tests, Humans, O Antigens, Gambia, Salmonella typhi, Typhoid Fever, Antibodies, Bacterial, Retrospective Studies

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