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What Does Widal & FBC Test Result Suggest?

I did a widal and FBC test and my result was --- Salmonela paratyphi. A - 10. 160 B - 20. 20C - 20. 80 D - 40. 40 PCV. 23 percent. I want to ask if this result is ok or the typhoid is high or low?Is there a sign of malaria in this result?
Fri, 8 Aug 2014
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Hello, good to contact us. If I am your advising microbiologist I would like to tell you that the result of widal is in the format like salmonella typhi O antigen, salmonella typhi H antigen, salmonella paratyphi AH antigen, salmonella paratyphi BH antigen. I also want to add you that results is only given after the community titre of your area is known. But generally the titre above 1:120 is given as positive. And for FBC you have only given PCV. Other tests you have not mentioned. kindly mentioned others so that I can advice you on that. If you have further qurerry kindly contact me Dr. Arun Tank. Thankyou.
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What Does Widal & FBC Test Result Suggest?

Hello, good to contact us. If I am your advising microbiologist I would like to tell you that the result of widal is in the format like salmonella typhi O antigen, salmonella typhi H antigen, salmonella paratyphi AH antigen, salmonella paratyphi BH antigen. I also want to add you that results is only given after the community titre of your area is known. But generally the titre above 1:120 is given as positive. And for FBC you have only given PCV. Other tests you have not mentioned. kindly mentioned others so that I can advice you on that. If you have further qurerry kindly contact me Dr. Arun Tank. Thankyou.