Sensitivity and specificity of typhoid fever rapid antibody tests for laboratory diagnosis at two sub-Saharan African sites

• Main Authors: Karen H Keddy (Author), Arvinda Sooka (Author), Maupi E Letsoalo (Author), Greta Hoyland (Author), Claire Lise Chaignat (Author), Anne B Morrissey (Author), John A Crump (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate three commercial typhoid rapid antibody tests for Salmonella Typhi antibodies in patients suspected of having typhoid fever in Mpumalanga, South Africa, and Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania. METHODS: The diagnostic accuracy of Cromotest® (semiquantitative slide agglutination...