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What Does A Positive Igm And Igg Test Result Mean?
Hi, i am female, 34, i am 5.3 and weigh around 63 kg. i felt unwell and went to my doc, who advised for invertigations. I did my typhidot and it is positive. its Igm positive and Igg negative.. what does that mean? do i have typhoid? Im on ciprofloaxcin hcl . Also i wld like to know can i take alcohol?
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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POSITIVE IgM INDICATES RECENTLY ACQUIRED INFECTION.
POSITIVE IgG INDICATES REMOTELY ACQUIRED INFECTION.
POSITIVE IgM AND NEGATIVE IgG IN YOUR CASE INDICATES TYPHOID
INFECTION RECENTLY ACQUIRED.YES YOU CERTAINLY HAVE TYPHOID.
CIPROFLOXACIN IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE TO TREAT TYPHOID.
YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE ALCOHOL WHILE ON TREATMENT WITH CIPROFLOXACIN ,AS IT CAN CAUSE ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER QUERIES.
THANK YOU,
TAKE CARE
POSITIVE IgM INDICATES RECENTLY ACQUIRED INFECTION.
POSITIVE IgG INDICATES REMOTELY ACQUIRED INFECTION.
POSITIVE IgM AND NEGATIVE IgG IN YOUR CASE INDICATES TYPHOID
INFECTION RECENTLY ACQUIRED.YES YOU CERTAINLY HAVE TYPHOID.
CIPROFLOXACIN IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE TO TREAT TYPHOID.
YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE ALCOHOL WHILE ON TREATMENT WITH CIPROFLOXACIN ,AS IT CAN CAUSE ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER QUERIES.
THANK YOU,
TAKE CARE
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