What Does My Widal Test Result Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 10 Dec 2014

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Question : widal test result: salmonella typhi o, h, ah and bh shows non reactive. so is typhoid positive or negative in this case?

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Report suggest negative widal test.

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX

Report suggest negative widal test.Widal test is done to confirm typhoid fever.It means patient is not suffering form typhoid fever.
Symptoms may be due to some other reasons.
However,repeat widal test can be done if it is clinically indicated.Widal test is usually positive in second week of fever.

Get well soon.
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Dr.Indu XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar