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Abstract
Typhoid fever is a disease most prevalent in countries in detecting typhoid fever. The aim of the was to discover the effectifeness of local antigens flagella to detect antibody of the typhoid fever patiens. The method applied was serological test of Elisa techniques to detect the serum titer obtained from Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital. The study was conducted at the immunology and Microbiology Molecular Labrotory of Medicine Faculty, Hasanuddin University in Makassar. The data were analyzed by using Wilcixon sign test. The result of the study indicate that local antigen flagella can be used as a standard antigen in diagnosing typhoid fever.
Key words: Elisa, flagella antigen (H), Salmonella typhy