Screening for Salmonella typhi Serum Antibodies and Stool Antigen among Undergraduate Students of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

@article{Enitan2019ScreeningFS,
  title={Screening for Salmonella typhi Serum Antibodies and Stool Antigen among Undergraduate Students of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria},
  author={Seyi S. Enitan and John Cletus Ihongbe and John Okeleke Ochei and Emmanuel Olusegun Ileoma and Esther N. Adejumo and Oluwadamilola Rosemary Ogunsola},
  journal={South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology},
  year={2019}
}
Background: Salmonella typhi infection is endemic in Nigeria with varied morbidity and mortality rates. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence rate of Salmonella typhi infection among the undergraduate Students of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State using rapid diagnostic method. Study Design: This is a descriptive-epidemiological survey.  Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria… 
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