The diagnostic value of an acute-phase single-tube Widal test for suspected typhoid fever was evaluated with 2,000 Vietnamese patients admitted to an infectious disease referral hospital between 1993
The LCA model was used to calculate the DSe and DSp of each test w.r.t. the antibody it is designed to detect as also presence of at least one antibody. *The Median estimate refers to the 50% quantile
Novel typhoid diagnostics currently under development have the potential to improve clinical care, surveillance, and the disease burden estimates that support vaccine introduction. Blood culture is mo
