Serology of typhoid fever in an area of endemicity and its relevance to diagnosis.

Currently, the laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever is dependent upon either the isolation of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Typhi from a clinical sample or the detection of raised titers of agglutinating serum antibodies against the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (O) or flagellum (H) antig...

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Main Authors: House, D, Wain, J, Ho, V, Diep, T, Chinh, N, Bay, P, Vinh, H, Duc, M, Parry, C, Dougan, G, White, N, Hien, T, Farrar, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001

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