Researchers

Al-Akkad Abd. Ghani and sabbagh I.

Published in

Journal of Laboratory Diagnosis, Volume 6, Issue 6,  Sha‘bān 1433, July 2012

Abstract

Typhoid fever induced by Salmonella represents a serious problem, in many regions of the world, including Syria. Routine diagnosis of suspected typhoid cases is based on detecting agglutinating antibodies in patients’ sera. These methods are controversial due to lack of sensitivity and specificity. New methods like Enzyme linked Immunosorbant Assays (ELISA) for sero-diagnosis of Salmonellae infection have been developed. Here we describe development of a simple in house-ELISA format for detecting and epidemiological surveillance of typhoid suspected patient.

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http://scla.org.sy/magazine/issues/6_6/470.html