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I got salmonella typhi O 1:320 & salmonella tphi H in my Widal Test Report. pls. suggest me how i should proceed for further Medical & how dangerous is this ?

Hi, Widal test may remain positive even after 5-6 months after treatment with typhoid. This is not an indicator of whether you are treated or not. You did not tell anything about whether you are still having fever or not or any gastric problem(constipation or diarrhoea). If your fever is still going on with no break up or you are still having all symptoms then I would suggest you to get a blood culture and antibiotic sensitivity to be done, so that we can know about your status whether the ant ...

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In my 2 yr 4 m baby blood widal report - Salm.Typhi."H" Positive 1 in 80 dilution & Salm.Typhi."O" Positive 1 in 80 dilution..... what does it mean?

Dear Rose A Widal test is non specific. It usually is used for detection of Typhoid infection. But can be elevated in many other infections. Hence a value of 1:160 or more is taken as positive. But this is taken only in the 2nd week of fever. Regards Dr.Bharath Reddy ...

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Hi I would really grateful if you can read this and help me.It is getting irritating day by day. On 26 May I was diagnosed with typhoid fever. My widal test result looked like : for typhi O 1:30 to 1:120 was +ve for typhi H 1:30 to 1:120 was +ve for para typhi H 1:30 to 1:60 was +ve for para typhi AH 1:30 to 1:60 was +ve I consulted a doctor and took following medicines for a week 1. OFLOMAC 2. VINZOL DSR 3. KEFPOD 4 multivitamin after i stopped medicine i was ok for about a week but the symptoms started to return a week after i stopped medicine. I again consulted the doctor and he has given me one more week's medicine.. My questions are: 1. Is it normal if typhoid return after a week of complete fine health? 2. How severe is my typhoid from the reports mentioned above? 3. I am having pain in my head temple which is unbearable. Is it normal in typhoid? 4. Fever is repeating and when fever happens i feel chills in body even if AC works at 27 degree. 5. My iron study test showed that Transferrin is low than normal and iron total is low than normal..can this iron be cause of me feeling chills ? 6. Almost everyone i talked to who has experienced typhoid said they were in hospital for min of 5 days. But my doctor did not even talk about hospital admission. Is hospital admission necessary? 7. How to be sure that now typhoid won't return or has been eliminated completely.? I would be really grateful if you can answer my queries as now I have been fed up with these problems. Thanks in advance

i thin your diagnosis is missguided. plz do proper consultation ...

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Hi Blood report show Salmonella Typhi O as 1:160 and salmonella Typhi H as1:80 please let me know if these values are normal

Your symptoms are important than your report. If you do not have any symptoms then that can be normal. If you have symptoms then 1:160 titres are positive ...

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Please find below the widal test results, 1. salmonella typhi o- POSITIVE(1:160 dilution) 2. salmonella typhi H- POSITIVE(1:160 dilution) 3. salmonella paratypbi A(H)- Negative(1:20 dilution) 4. salmonella paratypbi B(H)- Negative(1:20 dilution) Please do let me know whether it will be spread to others in the family.

No, technically it can't be transmitted, its only route is via fecal oral route. I advise you to take tab Ciprofloxacin 500mg BD, (in the morning and night) for a week and keep yourself hydrated with plenty of fluids, If there is abdominal pain then you should take tab buscopan BD,twice daily. for 3 days. ...

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