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Blood culture and infection rate of Salmonella in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

Year: 1998
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Typhoid fever is persisting all the time of the year in Katl'rmandu; the magnitude of this situation was estimatecl by culture of blooct from clinically suspected patients of enteric fever in the MicrobioLogy Laboratory of T{J Teachirtg Hospital: ancl also the bacterial cLrlture of bile was conducted 10 assess the infection rate of t)\phoid fever becauses gall blaclcter is often resentoir for Salmonella ca*ier The method of isolation constituted of Blood agar and MacConkey agar; and followed the procedure Handbook of ASM I 992. Serotyping cn well as tests for metabolic characteristics was performed for the final record. The isolates for susceptibiLity testing was determined by disc clffision technique and followed NCCLS recommendation. The culure of blootl specimens in I 5 months (Jan. ) 995-March I 996)
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $300
OpenAlex ID: W2052208463
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