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Comparative Study
. 2007 Jan;45(1):246-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01403-06. Epub 2006 Oct 25.

Comparison of serological test kits for diagnosis of typhoid fever in the Philippines

Razel L Kawano  1 , Susan A Leano, Dorothy May A Agdamag
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Comparative Study

Comparison of serological test kits for diagnosis of typhoid fever in the Philippines

Razel L Kawano et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

We evaluated four recent antibody-detection kits for typhoid fever by using 177 febrile patients from our hospital, in 75 of whom Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi grew. TUBEX performed best, achieving 94.7% sensitivity and 80.4% specificity. Typhidot, SD Bioline Typhoid, and Mega Salmonella were less specific and, in most cases, less sensitive.

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