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How long is a widal seen +ve for typhoid
I had typhoid in 2011,for which i have taken the treatment and later when i went for a widal test in 2014 foe similar illness,it showed positive,however the doctor brushed it off and treated with paracetamol tablets..now again i fell ill and this time my widal test again shows the O,H factors as 1:80 both nd other factors 1:20.am i affected really
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It is a test that is not much recommended... doctor will assess ur history n clinically examines u
Investigation of choice is blood culture which has 70 percent sensitivity
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