title: Comparison of serological test kits for diagnosis of typhoid fever in the Philippines.
abstract: We evaluated four recent antibody-detection kits for typhoid fever by using 177 febrile patients from our hospital, in 75 of whom Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi grew. TUBEX performed best, achieving 94.7% sensitivity and 80.4% specificity. Typhidot, SD Bioline Typhoid, and Mega Salmonella were less specific and, in most cases, less sensitive.
authors.affiliation: National Reference Laboratory for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and Other STDs, STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory, Manila, Philippines. rzlkawano@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Razel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Leano
authors.forename: Dorothy May A
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Agdamag
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D010679:Philippines; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic