Role of Abdominal Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Pediatric Patients

An early diagnosis of typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi is difficult because of several spectra of clinical findings, identical to those of several other types of infections. A definitive diagnosis of typhoid fever is made by hemoculture as well as the Widal test. With pediatric patients, thi...

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Main Authors: Niranjan Sahu, Sibanarayan Rath, Rabindra N. Padhy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644116300674