title: Duodenal string cultures: practicality and sensitivity for diagnosing enteric fever in children.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avendano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Horwitz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Prenzel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lanata
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004386:Duodenum / Q000382:microbiology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology