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WIDAL TEST
TEST NAME RESULT BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE INTERVAL
Salmonella typhi H : 1 : 20
Interpretation :
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RESULT TITRE INTERPRETATION
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Negative </= 1:80 Specimen is Negative for Widal test / No antibodies to Salmonella
or antibodies have not yet reached detectable levels.
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Positive > 1:80 Specimen is Positive for Widal test / Presence of antibodies to Salmonella.
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* This test is for the quantitative detection of antibodies to Salmonella in serum of patients with symptoms suspicious of
enteric fever.
* The result of this test should be correlated clinically and with other Laboratory findings of patient.
* Individuals vaccinated with Typhoid vaccine (TAB) may show moderately elevated titres of all three "H" antibodies.
* Confirmation by Blood culture and sensitivity if the patient is not on antibiotics.
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