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There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting Vi antigen. <ref>http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/</ref> | There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting antibodies against Vi antigen. <ref>http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/</ref><ref name="pmid6192305">{{cite journal| author=Lanata CF, Levine MM, Ristori C, Black RE, Jimenez L, Salcedo M et al.| title=Vi serology in detection of chronic Salmonella typhi carriers in an endemic area. | journal=Lancet | year= 1983 | volume= 2 | issue= 8347 | pages= 441-3 | pmid=6192305 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6192305 }} </ref> | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting Vi antigen. | There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting antibodies against Vi antigen.<ref>http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/</ref><ref name="pmid6192305">{{cite journal| author=Lanata CF, Levine MM, Ristori C, Black RE, Jimenez L, Salcedo M et al.| title=Vi serology in detection of chronic Salmonella typhi carriers in an endemic area. | journal=Lancet | year= 1983 | volume= 2 | issue= 8347 | pages= 441-3 | pmid=6192305 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6192305 }} </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting antibodies against Vi antigen. [1][2]
Screening
There are no screening guidelines for typhoid fever. However, chronic carriers can be screened using elisa detecting antibodies against Vi antigen.[3][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.
- ↑ http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/