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Laboratory Test For Typhoid Fever. Four serological test kits for typhoid fever which addressed the IgG problem were recently introduced to the Philippines. Salmonella enterica serotype typhi bacteria cause typhoid fever. In 2002 it caused an estimated 408 837 episodes of. The development of a rapid and specific test combined with sensitive diagnosis would provide for prompt effective management and control of typhoid fever.
Accurate diagnosis of typhoid fever at an early stage is not only important for etiological diagnosis but to identify and treat. Key risk factors include. There may be anemia and this may be due to bleeding and is hypochromic and microcytic. Further a meta-analysis was performed to obtain a pooled estimate of diagnostic accuracy sensitivity and specificity using different analysis models. 10000cmm or morecmm may suggest perforation or sepsis suppuration. The Widal slide agglutination test a valuable rapid diagnostic test in typhoid fever patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital of Jakarta.
Fever in a patient with the appropriate travel history should raise the suspicion of typhoid as a diagnosis.
It is decreased from 4000 to 6000cmm. The CIs around these estimates were wide with no difference in false positive results shown between testsThe quality of the data for each study was evaluated using a standardized checklist called. Sensitivity and specificity of typhoid fever rapid antibody tests for laboratory diagnosis at two sub-Saharan African sites Karen H Keddya Arvinda Sooka a Maupi E Letsoalob Greta Hoylandc Claire Lise Chaignatd Anne B Morrisseye John A Crump e Introduction Typhoid fever remains an important cause of disease in develop - ing countries. It is decreased from 4000 to 6000cmm. Doctors suggest Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Further a meta-analysis was performed to obtain a pooled estimate of diagnostic accuracy sensitivity and specificity using different analysis models.