title: An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.
abstract: 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.
authors: Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, Gambia.
authors: T S
authors: TS
authors: Weeramanthri
authors: P T
authors: PT
authors: Corrah
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Mabey
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Greenwood
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019081:O Antigens