Typhoid fever among hospitalized febrile children in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Journal article

Typhoid fever was confirmed by positive blood culture in 5 (3.7%) of 134 febrile children hospitalized in Cambodia. Typhoid was suspected in an additional 25 (18.7 %) blood culture-negative children based on: a positive immunoglobulin M lateral flow assay (IgMFA) (16); a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Salmonella typhi (2); or clinical assessment (7). The specificity of the IgMFA and PCR assays requires further study.

Authors: Wijedoru, L; Kumar, V; Chanpheaktra, N; Chheng, K; Smits, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of tropical pediatrics
• Volume: 58
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 68-70
• Publication date: 2012-02-01
• DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmr032
• EISSN: 1465-3664
• ISSN: 0142-6338
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child, Hospitalized; Sensitivity and Specificity; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Child; Child, Preschool; Typhoid Fever; Humans; Female; Adolescent; Immunoglobulin M; Cambodia; Infant