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. 2002 Sep;40(9):3509-11.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3509-3511.2002.

Evaluation of dipstick serologic tests for diagnosis of brucellosis and typhoid Fever in egypt

Tharwat F Ismail  1 , Henk Smits, Momtaz O Wasfy, Joseph L Malone, Moustafa A Fadeel, Frank Mahoney
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Evaluation of dipstick serologic tests for diagnosis of brucellosis and typhoid Fever in egypt

Tharwat F Ismail et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

Two dipstick assays for the detection of Brucella- and typhoid-specific immunoglobulin M, recently developed by the Royal Tropical Institute of The Netherlands, were evaluated by use of 85 plasma samples from Egyptian patients. Both dipsticks were simple and accurate rapid diagnostic assays, and they can be useful adjuncts for the diagnosis of typhoid fever and brucellosis.

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