Detection of Typhoid infection in Northern Technical University students and its correlation with blood groups | ||||
| Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 July 2025 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.350762.1137 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
ali m saadi 
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| Department of Anesthesia Techniques, Mosul Medical Technical Institute, Northern Technical University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| ABSTRACT The study aimed at determining the prevalence of typhoid fever among student at northern technical university. 50 blood samples were collected and the detection of blood group as well as the sero-logical examination using WIDAL test to detect typhoid infection. As 43.75% and 20% and 20% of the people with group B, A and O showed typhoid infection (Salmonella typhi O) at 1/160 level, while 6.6% of A group showed infection with Salmonella paratyphi. The blood group A showed that 20% of the students had Salmonella typhi O at 1/320 level and 6.66% group O and 6.25% of group-B. 18.75% of group B and 13.3% of group A showed infection at 1/320 level with S. typhi H. At level 1/160 blood group A showed 6.6% infection with S. paratyphi O and S. paratyphi H. The blood group B showed that 6.25% of students had Salmonella paratyphi H at 1/320 level. The lowest infection with S.typhi in group AB 25% at level 1/160, this shows the extent to which blood groups A and B relate to diseases and with low level of O blood group, and the blood group AB is the most resistant to the disease. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Typhoid fever; ABO, blood groups | ||||
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