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What Do My Widal Test Results Indiacte?

Posted on Tue, 19 Apr 2016

Question: Widal Test Result

Typhi O POSITIVE 1:160
Typhi H NEGATIVE
Para Typhi (AH) POSITIVE 1:80
Para Typhi (BH) NEGATIVE

WBC DIFFERENTIAL COUNT

Neutrophils 82
Lymphocytes 14
Eosinophils 03
Monocytes 01
Basophil 00

What can be the inference?

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please provide details.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome To HCM. I am Dr Anshul Varshney. I understand your concern.
Your report is suggestive of current or past typhoid fever.
Widal test is a non specific test and can be positive even after months of recovery from typhoid as these are antibodies which persist for long in the body.
I would need to know :
1. Are you having Any active fever?
2. On which day of fever this test was performed?
3. How high is the fever?
4. Any other abnormal symptoms?
Revert with the asked details for a better help.

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

Follow up: Dr. Anshul Varshney (2 hours later)

Yes, suffering from fever off and on during the day.
Tested on 3rd day of fever.
Highest temperature 104 degree F
Face blushed red, circle under the eye with dry wrinkles.

Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be typhoid.

Detailed Answer:
Hello this could be normal viral delved of even typhoid fever.
Widal test is never positive on 3rd day of fever.
You should continue the treatment and get a widal test repeated after 7 days of fever.
If there are rising titres you would need to get proper treatment which includes Monocef injections and Azithromycin tablets.
I hope it helps you.
If you have any further query, please ask me.

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