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Is Typhoid Possible With Test Reports: STO: 1:80, STH 1;80?
i AM A 32YRS OLD MAN, HAD GBM AND HEADACHE-7/7, NO FEVER, NO ABD DISCOMFORT. WENT TO A NEARBY HF AND CHECKED FOR BS FOR MPS(NEGATIVE) AND WIDAL TEST AND RESULTS WERE STO: 1:80, STH 1;80 AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TYPHOID FEVER. IS IT TRUE THAT I HAD TYPHOID
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
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Your titers of Widal are showing positive for typhoid. In Widal test, antibodies against typhoid bacilli are detected by an agglutination test against two main antigens of the bacteria O and H. If antibody titer for O is 1:80 and above and H above 1:200 is significant. I suggest you get appropriate antibiotics for the fever and get dietary advice from your treating doctor.
Thanks.
Welcome to HCM.
Your titers of Widal are showing positive for typhoid. In Widal test, antibodies against typhoid bacilli are detected by an agglutination test against two main antigens of the bacteria O and H. If antibody titer for O is 1:80 and above and H above 1:200 is significant. I suggest you get appropriate antibiotics for the fever and get dietary advice from your treating doctor.
Thanks.
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