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Evaluation of nested PCR in diagnosis of typhoid fever.

Prakash P, Mishra OP, Singh AK, Gulati AK, Nath G

Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India. pradyot_micro@yahoo.co.in

In this study, nested PCR using H1-d primers, which is specific for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, was compared to blood culture and the single-tube Widal test. Results indicate that nested PCR can be used as a gold standard to determine the cutoff titer of the Widal test for diagnosis of typhoid fever.

Published 6 January 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(1): 431-2.
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