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For typhoid fever, laboratory confirmation of infection with or without symptoms:
isolation of Salmonella Typhi from an appropriate clinical specimen.
For paratyphoid fever, laboratory confirmation of infection with or without symptoms:
isolation of Salmonella Paratyphi A, B or C from an appropriate clinical specimen.
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