S.typhi IgG/IgM Rapid Test Device introduction

According to the data of World Health Organization in 2019, an estimated 9 million individuals are afflicted with typhoid fever annually, resulting in approximately 110,000 fatalities.Improved living conditions and the widespread use of antibiotics have resulted in a significant reduction in both the incidence and mortality rates of typhoid fever in developed countries.However,this disease continues to pose a public health challenge in various developing regions across Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, and the Western Pacific.

Typhoid occurs predominantly in association with poor sanitation and lack of clean drinking water, in both urban and rural settings. However, urbanization, with associated overcrowded populations and inadequate water and sanitation systems, as well as climate change have the potential to further increase the global burden of typhoid. In addition, increasing antibiotic resistance is making it easier for typhoid to spread and more difficult to be treated.Children and populations lacking access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation are at highest risk.

Whats the cause of typhoid fever?

Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella enterica subsp.enterica serovar Typhi(S.Typhi).The bacteria can be transmitted through the fecal-oral route, specifically via human excrement, and subsequently through contaminated water or unhygienic person-to-person contact.After ingestion, S Typhi undergoes multiplication and dissemination throughout the bloodstream.

Whats the symptom of typhoid fever?

Salmonella typhimurium lives only in humans.The blood and gut of a person with typhoid fever are carriers of the bacteria.Symptoms include a high and persistent fever, fatigue, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea, etc.Some patients may develop a skin rash.Severe infections can lead to serious complications and even death.Typhoid fever can be diagnosed by a blood test.

The Galenus Medical S.typhi IgG/IgM Rapid Test  (Colloidal Gold) Device is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay designed for the qualitative detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Salmonella typhi in serum, plasma, or whole blood. It offers several advantages including ease of use, a short result turnaround time of less than 15 minutes, and the ability to be stored at room temperature.Which may aids in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.