Evaluation of TUBEX-TF and OnSite Typhoid IgG/IgM combo rapid tests to detect salmonella enterica serovar typhi infection during a typhoid outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe

Conclusion: Our results indicated that TUBEX-TF and OnSite Typhoid IgG/IgM Combo rapid tests were useful tools for the rapid diagnosis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi infection during typhoid outbreaks in Zimbabwe. The tests performed very well in laboratory evaluations of blood culture-confirmed typhoid cases in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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