PMID: 2478724Oct 1, 1989Paper

An evaluation of the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever.

The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
T S WeeramanthriB M Greenwood

Abstract

There are no universally applicable criteria for the serological diagnosis of enteric fever. Limited statistical analysis of the Widal test could not confirm its usefulness as a diagnostic tool in The Gambia.

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