Research Article

A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of the Performance of the Widal Test and the Typhidot Immunoassay for Typhoid Fever Diagnosis in the West Region of Cameroon

Table 5

Prevalence of typhoid fever based on the index and reference test methods.

Diagnostic testPositivePrevalence (%) value

Stool culture7212.90<0.0001
Widal31957.17
Typhidot-IgM8715.59