A Comparative Study of the Different Diagnostics of Detecting Malaria and Typhoid Fever

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dc.contributor.authorFredrick, Christy Chinyere
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T22:36:37Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T22:36:37Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-31
dc.description.abstractAim: The study is aimed at comparing the different method of diagnosing plasmodium parasite and typhoid fever and also to know the most effective method of diagnosis. Methods: The different diagnostic method of analyzing malaria and typhoid were compared by using blood and stool samples of patients from Angwan Rogo community FCT, Abuja. The diagnostic method used for the analysis of malaria were Rapid diagnostic test kit (RDT) and microscopy diagnostic method, which are Field stain and Giemsa stain. The positivity rate of RDT was (12%), Field stain (88%) and Giemsa stain (94%). Typhoid fever was diagnosed using widal test and stool culture test. The results showed that age group 1-10 had the highest malaria prevalence of 70% followed by age group 21-30 with prevalence of 10%. The positive result for typhoid fever widal test is 63.3% while for stool culture is 90%. Conclusion: The result of the study shows that children are more prevalent to malaria. Therefore, laboratory personnels should not depend solely on widal test, but rather they should employ other diagnostic method such as stool culture which can differentiate salmonella infections from other infections for more diagnostic test result.
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dc.identifier.citationObum-Nnadi, C.N., Amaechi, D., Fredrick, C.C., Chima, N.J., Tolulope, A.F. and Ezenwa, C.M., 2022. A Comparative Study Of The Different Diagnostics Of Detecting Malaria And Typhoid Fever. Journal of Disease and Global Health, 15(3), pp.48-53.
dc.identifier.issn2454-1842
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.uniabuja.edu.ng/handle/123456789/648
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Disease and Global Health
dc.subjectMalaria
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjecttyphoid fever
dc.subjectdiagnostics
dc.subjectwidal test
dc.titleA Comparative Study of the Different Diagnostics of Detecting Malaria and Typhoid Fever
dc.typeArticle
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