Comparative study of Widal test against stool culture for typhoid fever suspected cases in southern Ethiopia
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Evaluation of false negativity of the Widal test among culture proven typhoid fever cases.
BACKGROUND The Widal test is the most common, specific and quick diagnostic method available in the world for diagnosis of typhoid fever; however, false negativity is one of the obstructive features of the test. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associated factors with Widal test negativity in an endemic area. METHODS Widal test negativity was retrospectively analyzed among culture-pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine International
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1179-2698
DOI: 10.2147/plmi.s124155