Biomarkers are defined as indicators of biological processes, pathogenic processes, or
pharmacological responses to a therapeutic intervention. Biomarkers have been widely …

Background document: The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of typhoid fever Page 1 World
Health Organization WHO Background document: The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of …

For effective management of typhoid, diagnosis of the disease must be done with speed and
accuracy. Development of such a test would require antigens that are specific for typhoid …

The Typhidot test, which detects IgM and IgG antibodies to a Salmonella typhi-specific outer
membrane protein, is as sensitive as, and more specific than, the Widal test in the diagnosis …

Application of a dipstick assay for the detection of Salmonella typhi-specific IgM antibodies
on samples collected from S. typhi or S. paratyphi culture-positive patients at the day of …

Salmonella typhi, 50 were culture negative but clinically diagnosed as typhoid fever and
Widal positive and 44 were serodiagnosed as enteric of which 21 were culture positive for …

A dot enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using 50-kD outer-membrane proteins (OMPs) of
Salmonella typhi was compared with the Widal test for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever in …

To support the clinical diagnosis of typhoid fever in Indonesia, where most hospitals and
health centres have no facilities for culture, a rapid dipstick assay for the detection of …

Salmonellosis continues to be a significant worldwide health problem. Despite rapid
progress in identifying mechanisms of Salmonella virulence and resistance to chemicals …

Introduction: Typhoid fever still continues to be a major public health problem, particularly in
developing countries. A simple, reliable, affordable, and rapid diagnostic test has been a …