Reproducible diagnostic metabolites in plasma from typhoid fever patients in Asia and Africa

• Main Authors: Elin Näsström, Christopher M. Parry, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Rapeephan R. Maude, Hanna K. de Jong, Masako Fukushima, Olena Rzhepishevska, Florian Marks, Ursula Panzner, Justin Im, Hyonjin Jeon, Seeun Park, Zabeen Chaudhury, Aniruddha Ghose, Rasheda Samad, Tan Trinh Van, Anders Johansson, Arjen M. Dondorp, Guy E. Thwaites, Abul Faiz, Henrik Antti, Stephen Baker
• Other Authors: Umeå Universitet
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41909
• Institution: Mahidol University

© Nasstrom et al. Salmonella Typhi is the causative agent of typhoid. Typhoid is diagnosed by blood culture, a method that lacks sensitivity, portability and speed. We have previously shown that specific metabolomic profiles can be detected in the blood of typhoid patients from Nepal (Nasstrom et al...