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What Do The Typhoid Widal Tests Indicate?
I just received my typhoid Widal test result - O H SALMONELLA TYPHI 1/80 1/80 SALMONELLA PARATYPHI 1/20 1/20 SALMONELLA PARATYPHI 1/20 1/20 SALMONELLA PARATYPHI 1/20 1/20 Can you interpret this for me please?
Wed, 2 Jul 2014
Hello G.supratim
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You are not suffering from typhoid fever.
Widal test (test for typhoid)is negative.Single antibody value of salmonella O or H > or equal to 1: 160 is considered as positive.However four fold increase in follow up titration is confirmatory for typhoid fever.
Your reading salmonella typhi O and H with value 1/80 is negative for widal test.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to HCM
You are not suffering from typhoid fever.
Widal test (test for typhoid)is negative.Single antibody value of salmonella O or H > or equal to 1: 160 is considered as positive.However four fold increase in follow up titration is confirmatory for typhoid fever.
Your reading salmonella typhi O and H with value 1/80 is negative for widal test.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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