Salmonella Typhoid IgG/IgM Test
Product number: SALM 491Intended use
Typhoid IgG/IgM is a simple and rapid laboratory test, which can simultaneously detect and differentiate IgG and IgM antibodies to S. typhi (not to S. paratyphi species) in whole blood with high accuracy.
Summary and Explanation
Salmonella typhi (S. typhi) is a gram-negative bacterium and it is the causative agent of typhoid fever, a characteristic severe septic illness seen exclusively in humans. In annual, an estimated 16.6 million new infections and 600,000 associated deaths occur. Typhoid fever can be diagnosed by isolation of S. typhi from blood, urine, or stool but this method requires laboratory equipments, technical training and time-consuming procedures. Widal test is used for serodiagnosis of typhoid fever but it also has many limitations on the interpretation.
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Test Procedure & Result Interpretation:
| Cat.No | Description of Products | Format | Packing Size | Specimen |
| SALM 491 | Salmonella Typhoid IgG/IgM Test | Cassette | 25T | Serum/WB/Plasma |
