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ArticleCureus2021

Traditional Widal Agglutination Test Versus Rapid Immunochromatographic Test in the Diagnosis of Enteric Fever: A Prospective Study From South India.

Praveen R Shahapur, Roopa Shahapur, Anand Nimbal, Tarun Kumar Suvvari, Reewen G D Silva, Venkataramana Kandi

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Praveen R ShahapurMicrobiology, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapur, IND.
Roopa ShahapurDentistry, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapura, IND.
Anand NimbalDentistry, BLDE (Deemed to be University) Shri B.M. Patil Medical College, Vijayapura, IND.
Tarun Kumar SuvvariMedicine and Surgery, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, IND.
Reewen G D SilvaMedicine, Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi, IND.
Venkataramana KandiClinical Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, IND.
Institute of Medical Sciences · INShri BM Patil Medical College · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to reducing the morbidity of patients with enteric fever/typhoid fever. Among the available diagnostic tests, the blood culture is considered a gold standard. However, in most of the developing and resource-limited settings, the diagnosis is made utilizing the traditional Widal test and rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT). This study was aimed to compare the diagnostic value and efficacy of ICT and traditional Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Methods A prospective study was conducted, and 40 patients were included in the study. The Widal test and

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diagnosisimmunochromatographic testsalmonella typhityphoidwidal test

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PMID34754639
PMCPMC8565100
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