clinical microbiology

EVALUATION OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS ON SALMONELLA SPECIES

Salmonella is a facultative intracellular pathogen which is responsible for causing diseases ranging from gastroenteritis to typhoid fever. Multi-drug drug resistant Salmonella spp. is of serious concern that has urged scientists to find alternative medicine. The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of Casuarina equisetifolia, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia tirucalli and Sphaeranthus indicus against identified Salmonella species (S. typhi, S. enteritidis and S.

SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR TESTS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TYPHOID - A REVIEW

Typhoid claims millions of lives worldwide each year and continues to be a serious health threat especially in developing countries like India. Till date, many tests have been developed for diagnosis of typhoid that are either based on detection of antibodies against SalmonellaTyphi antigens or detecting antigens that are specific to S.Typhi. However, all of them have limitations of sensitivity and specificity and none can be considered as ideal for diagnosis of typhoid.