Typhoid target product profile characteristics: scope of the test
| Characteristic | Minimal requirement | Optimal requirement | References |
| Goal | Point-of-care test to improve patient management through diagnosis and treatment of infection with acute Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi or Paratyphi | Combine with diagnostics for malaria and other causes of acute febrile illness as part of a treatment algorithm | 8 41 |
| Target population | All individuals with undifferentiated acute fever | 15 27 30 | |
| Target user | Laboratory technician | Healthcare worker | 7 |
| Target level of health system* | District hospital with basic laboratory facilities | Primary health posts and centres | 6 31 |
*Consensus not reached among survey respondents.