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Widal Test For Typhoid
Also Known As : Typhoid Test, Enteric Fever Test
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What Is a Widal Test for Typhoid?
The Widal test is a blood test that helps detect typhoid fever by looking for specific antibodies your body produces when fighting typhoid-causing bacteria. It's an agglutination test that measures your immune system's response to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, the bacteria responsible for typhoid fever.
The test uses a blood sample taken from a vein in your arm. It helps detect and diagnose typhoid fever, also known as enteric fever, by measuring antibody levels in your blood.
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The Widal test is most reliable when performed after the first week of fever. Your body needs 7-10 days to produce detectable antibody levels after infection begins, so testing too early may give false-negative results.
No, fasting is not required for the Widal test. You can eat and drink normally before giving your blood sample unless your doctor advises otherwise for additional tests requiring fasting.
Severe dehydration can concentrate your blood, potentially affecting various test results. However, it's not considered a significant factor that would alter the Widal test diagnostic interpretation.
No special dietary preparation is needed for the Widal test. However, inform your doctor about all medications you're taking, as antibiotics or typhoid vaccination history can influence antibody levels.
A healthcare professional ties an elastic band around your upper arm, cleans the needle site, inserts a sterile needle into your vein, draws blood into a vial, removes the needle, and applies a bandage.
The risks are minimal and similar to any blood draw. You might experience slight pain or bruising at the needle site, and, rarely, dizziness, fainting, or minor infection at the puncture site.
For the O antigen, titres of 1:80 or above can be significant. For the H antigen, titres of 160 or above are considered significant. In healthy individuals, no agglutination is expected for all parameters.
The Widal Test is commonly referred to as the Typhoid Test or Enteric Fever Test, used for diagnosing typhoid and paratyphoid infections.
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