title: Typhoid fever among hospitalized febrile children in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
abstract: Typhoid fever was confirmed by positive blood culture in 5 (3.7%) of 134 febrile children hospitalized in Cambodia. Typhoid was suspected in an additional 25 (18.7 %) blood culture-negative children based on: a positive immunoglobulin M lateral flow assay (IgMFA) (16); a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Salmonella typhi (2); or clinical assessment (7). The specificity of the IgMFA and PCR assays requires further study.
authors.affiliation: Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Lalith P M
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wijedoru
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ngoun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chanpheaktra
authors.forename: Kheng
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chheng
authors.forename: Henk L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pastoor
authors.forename: Tran Vu Thieu
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Nga
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Vanaporn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wuthiekanun
authors.forename: Sharon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: Hor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Putchhat
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002160:Cambodia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M