Typhoid fever screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Aslam, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using ELISA to detect antibodies against the Vi antigen.^[1]^[2]

Screening

There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using ELISA to detect antibodies against the Vi antigen.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Lanata CF, Levine MM, Ristori C, Black RE, Jimenez L, Salcedo M; et al. (1983). “Vi serology in detection of chronic Salmonella typhi carriers in an endemic area”. Lancet. 2 (8347): 441–3. PMID 6192305.

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[pmid6192305-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Lanata CF, Levine MM, Ristori C, Black RE, Jimenez L, Salcedo M; et al. (1983). “Vi serology in detection of chronic Salmonella typhi carriers in an endemic area”. Lancet. 2 (8347): 441–3. PMID 6192305.

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Typhoid fever screening

Overview

Screening

References

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