An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.
There are no universally applicable criteria for the serological diagnosis of enteric fever. Limited statistical analysis of the Widal test could not confirm its usefulness as a diagnostic tool in The Gambia.
Weeramanthri
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Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, Gambia.
Corrah
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Mabey
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Greenwood
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D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D019081:O Antigens; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019081:O Antigens