Point-of-Care Ultrasound by Nonexpert Operators Demonstrates High Sensitivity and Specificity in Detecting Gallstones: Data from the Samoa Typhoid Fever Control Program

Approximately 90% of chronic typhoid carriers with persistent Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) gallbladder infection have gallstones. In Samoa, where typhoid fever has been endemic for many decades, risk factors predisposing to the development of gallstones are increasing among adults. T...

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Autores principales: Hoffman, Seth A., Desai, Sachin N., Sikorski, Michael J., Fatupaito, Glenn, Tupua, Siaosi, Thomsen, Robert E., Rambocus, Savitra, Nimarota-Brown, Susana, Punimata, Linatupu L., Sialeipata, Michelle, Tuilagi, Chandler F., Han, Jane, Robins-Browne, Roy M., Naseri, Take K., Levine, Myron M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35008059
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0973

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