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What Could Be The Reason For A WIDAL Test Showing Positive?

My mother aged 70 has taken complete course of antibiotics long back but even after a lapose of 12 months, her WIDAL is coming postive and on higher side. She takes methotrexate 7.5 mg / per week for RA. I am concerned regarding her widal maintaing positive and on higher side continuously. reasons pl.
Wed, 1 Apr 2015
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM,

First of all,i would like to tell you that widal test done for typhoid fever may at times show false positive results.If i were your treating doctor, i would have advised you some investigations like
Complete blood count and blood culture,
Liver function test,
ultrasonography whole abdomen,
Urine culture.
Depending upon the reports,i would have prescribed you medicines accordingly.
It would have been better had you mentioned if she got any other symptoms other than widal positive.
I would advise you to go to your local doctor and get her examined along with the investigation reports as she is on methotrexate(for RA).

Hope your query is solved,
Take care
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What Could Be The Reason For A WIDAL Test Showing Positive?

Hi, Welcome to HCM, First of all,i would like to tell you that widal test done for typhoid fever may at times show false positive results.If i were your treating doctor, i would have advised you some investigations like Complete blood count and blood culture, Liver function test, ultrasonography whole abdomen, Urine culture. Depending upon the reports,i would have prescribed you medicines accordingly. It would have been better had you mentioned if she got any other symptoms other than widal positive. I would advise you to go to your local doctor and get her examined along with the investigation reports as she is on methotrexate(for RA). Hope your query is solved, Take care