Diagnostic performance of Typhidot RDT in diagnosis of typhoid fever and antibiotic resistance characterisation in a cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana

Diagnostic performance of Typhidot RDT in diagnosis of typhoid fever and antibiotic resistance characterisation in a cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana

Abstract Background Typhoid fever remains a significant public health problem contributing to significant misapplication of antibiotics in Ghana. However, there is little data on the accuracy of the commonly used serology based rapid diagnostic Typhidot test kit (Typhidot RDT) for confirming typhoid...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Kweku Sam, Johnson Alagbo, Avis Asamoah, Felix Ansah, Kwesi Zandoh Tandoh, Lucas N. Amenga-Etego, Samuel Duodu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Typhoid diagnostics
Salmonella
Ghana
Antibiotics resistance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10160-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10160-2

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