Specimens and culture media for the laboratory diagnosis of typhoid fever.
BACKGROUND: Culture of S. Typhi is necessary for the definitive diagnosis of typhoid fever and provides isolates for antibiotic susceptibility testing and epidemiological studies. However, current methods are not fully optimised and sourcing culture media and bottles for culture media may be proble...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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