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What Does Positive Widal Test Result Indicate?
I was having fever with running nose,head ache for which I took Cefixime with crocin .My fever subsided but I am not having appetite and I am having severe prostation.I get my Widal test which is Positve .O 1;160 and H 1;320. I do not have fever .What should I do now?
Tue, 6 May 2014
A blood culture is recommended for diagnosis of typhoid in the first week (of fever onset). WIDAL, which is an antigen detection test, detects typhoid in the 2nd week. Also, it is necessary to have 'significant titres' or demonstrate rise in titres to diagnose typhoid infection.
In your case the titres are not significant which means you either do not have typhoid or had typhoid and are now on your way to recovery.
In your case the titres are not significant which means you either do not have typhoid or had typhoid and are now on your way to recovery.
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