s2 Flashcards
Somatic antigen present in?
Oa, ob, oc - paratyphoid fever
Od- Typhoid
Flagella antigen or H antigen present in?
Past / previous
Hm hb, hc paratyphoid
Hd-thyphoid
Salmonella antibody starts appearing in serum at the end of first week and rise sharply during the: week of endemic fever.
3rd week
In acute typhoid fever, what agglutins can usually be detected 6-8 days.
O agglutinins
How many days can o agglutinins be detected? The
6-8 days
How many days it agglutinins can be detected?
After 10-12 days
Typhoid or paratyphoid? Signs I symptoms are comparatively severe and debilitating.
Thyphoid
Typhoid or paratyphoid: A vaccine to 1 is available to protect against typhoid.
Typhoid
Signs and symptoms are not as severe and debilitating.
Paratyphoid fever
Typhoid or para typhoid! There is no mode of immunological prevention
Paratyphoid
Is a positive test result and if the positive reaction is observed with how many volume?
20 ul
Recommended obtaining quick approximate titres for antigen positive in slide screening test.
Side method
Recommended obtaining quick approximate titres for antigen positive in slide screening test.
Side method
Recommended obtaining quick approximate titres for antigen positive in slide screening test.
Side method
Indicates acute/ recent typhoid fever
Inc titer on OD Ag