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Keywords:

Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, GLOBAL BURDEN, TYPHOID-FEVER, AMPLIFICATION, INFECTIONS, TIME, Adolescent, Adult, Antigens, Bacterial, Bacteremia, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Bacteriological Techniques, Blood Culture, Cambodia, Child, Child, Preschool, Chromatography, Affinity, Cryopreservation, Culture Media, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Developing Countries, Early Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Limit of Detection, Male, Middle Aged, Preservation, Biological, Proof of Concept Study, Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, Salmonella, Salmonella Infections, Sensitivity and Specificity, Serogroup, Species Specificity, Young Adult, BACTEREMIA, RESISTANCE, General Science & Technology

Abstract:

In low resource settings, Salmonella serovars frequently cause bloodstream infections. This study investigated the diagnostic performance of immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), which detect Salmonella antigens, when applied to stored grown blood culture broth.