Product Description :

The Typhoid Rapid Test Cassette is a lateral flow immunoassay for the simultaneous detection and differentiation of IgG and IgM antibodies against Salmonella typhi (S.typhi) in human whole blood, serum or plasma (1). It is intended to be used as a screening test as an aid in the diagnosis of infection with S. typhi. Any reactive specimen with the Typhoid rapid test cassette needs to be confirmed with an alternative testing method. Typhoid fever is caused by S. typhi, a Gram-negative bacterium. WHO estimates the global typhoid fever disease burden at 11-20 million cases annually, resulting in about 128 000–161 000 deaths per year (2). Patients who are infected with HIV are at significantly increased risk of clinical infection with S. typhi. Evidence of H. Pylori infection also presents an increased risk of acquiring typhoid fever. 1- 5% of patients become chronic carriers harboring S. typhi in the gallbladder (3).