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Does TO Is + Up To 1/40 In Widal Test Mean Typhoid?

Hello Sir,
My sun is of 4 year age, and his WIDAL test report is like :
TO is + up to 1/40
TH is + up to 1/80
AH is + up to 1/20
BH is + up to 1/20

what is the meaning of this report is he in typhoid or not . please tell me sir as soon as possible thank you.
my email id is YYYY@YYYY


Thu, 8 May 2014
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Infectious Diseases Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Widal test is a serological test used in diagnosis of typhoid fever but it is not a confirmatory test. The typhoid fever should be confirmed by blood investigations and blood culture.

As you have tested your sons blood for the widal test the values of S Typhi O antigen and S Typhi H antigen are in normal limits along with the titres of S Paratyphi.

The report suggest that the titres are in normal limits but it should confirmed only by the blood culture.As per the reports he is not having typhoid fever.
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Does TO Is + Up To 1/40 In Widal Test Mean Typhoid?

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Widal test is a serological test used in diagnosis of typhoid fever but it is not a confirmatory test. The typhoid fever should be confirmed by blood investigations and blood culture. As you have tested your sons blood for the widal test the values of S Typhi O antigen and S Typhi H antigen are in normal limits along with the titres of S Paratyphi. The report suggest that the titres are in normal limits but it should confirmed only by the blood culture.As per the reports he is not having typhoid fever. Thank you.