The sensitivity and specificity of serologic tests in the diagnosis of typhoid fever in adults: a meta-analysis

摘要

Background: Typhoid fever is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world with up to 17 million cases and 600,000 deaths annually worldwide. With the growing body of evidence testing newer serologic tests developed to circumvent the problems of culture (time-consuming, requiring specialized personnel), this meta-analysis was done to evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of these tes