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What Does My Widal Test Report Suggest Regarding Typhoid Fever?

my wife went under widal test.Her report reads
SEROLOGY
Test Name Result Units Normal Range
WIDAL TEST (SLIDE METHOD)
S. TYPHI (O) 1 : 40
S. TYPHI (H) 1 : 40
S. PARATYPHI (AH)
S. PARATYPHI (BH)
now i am unable to know whether she is having typhoid or not?
Please answer.

Thanks,
Ashish
Tue, 6 May 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

your wife was subjected for widal test and the lab reports of your wife suggests that all the values are under normal limits. The widal test is a serological test which is used to test for typhoid and this is not a confirmatory test.

According to the lab reports she is not having typhoid fever but there are many other tests which helps to know whether your wife is having typhoid or not.

Tests like blood culture, stool culture and urine culture will helps to know whether your wife is having typhoid.
Thank you.
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What Does My Widal Test Report Suggest Regarding Typhoid Fever?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, your wife was subjected for widal test and the lab reports of your wife suggests that all the values are under normal limits. The widal test is a serological test which is used to test for typhoid and this is not a confirmatory test. According to the lab reports she is not having typhoid fever but there are many other tests which helps to know whether your wife is having typhoid or not. Tests like blood culture, stool culture and urine culture will helps to know whether your wife is having typhoid. Thank you.