Typhoid fever among febrile Nigerian patients: Prevalence, diagnostic performance of the Widal test and antibiotic multi-drug resistance

BACKGROUND: Over-dependence on clinical presentation and/or the Widal agglutination test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever in developing countries can lead to antibiotic abuse. In Nigeria, the antibiotic resistance of typhoid organisms is poorly characterized. In this study, we determined the preva...

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Autores principales: Ohanu, Martin E, Iroezindu, Michael O, Maduakor, Uzoamaka, Onodugo, Obinna D, Gugnani, Harish C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Medical Association Of Malawi 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6895380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31839887
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i3.4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6895380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31839887
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i3.4

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