Clinical characteristics of enteric fever and performance of TUBEX TF IgM test in Indonesian hospitals.

Syndi NurmawatiAnggraini AlamHofiya DjauhariTuti P MeratiPratiwi SudarmonoVivi SetiawatyDona ArlindaRetna Indah SugiyonoMansyur AriefUsman HadiAbu Tholib AmanDewi LokidaM Hussein GasemEmiliana TjitraC Jason LiangAaron NealHerman KosasihMuhammad KaryanaChuen-Yen LauBachti Alisjahbana

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

A substantial proportion of enteric fever was misdiagnosed at all study hospitals, likely due to the overlap of clinical characteristics and lab parameters with those of other common pathogens. The TUBEX TF rapid serological assay demonstrated suboptimal performance in our setting and tended to over-diagnose enteric fever. The role of IgG from acute specimens for identification of enteric fever cases merits additional consideration.

Keyphrases

healthcare
liver failure
intensive care unit
drug induced
gram negative
hepatitis b virus
quantum dots
bioinformatics analysis