title: The distribution of anti-Salmonella antibodies in the sera of blood donors in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
abstract: This cross-sectional study in late 1996 on a group of 230 consecutive blood donors in Yaoundé, Cameroon, found a baseline titre of 1:100 for antisalmonella O antibodies. The seroprevalence and baseline titre for antisalmonella H antibodies was much higher (1:400), suggesting that the H antibody is of limited diagnostic value in Cameroon.
authors.affiliation: TB Research and Development Programme, Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds, 71-75 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9PL, UK. hssefn@leeds.ac.uk
authors.forename: Emmanuel Fru
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Nsutebu
authors.forename: Peter Martins
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ndumbe
authors.forename: Dieudonne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adiogo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D001782:Blood Donors; D002163:Cameroon; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial