Value of a single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.

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dc.contributor.authorRasaily, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorDutta, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaha, M Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorManna, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorChakravorty, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorPal, S Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned1993-05-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T08:33:06Z
dc.date.available1993-05-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T08:33:06Z
dc.date.issued1993-05-01en_US
dc.description.abstractResults of a single Widal test in patients with bacteriologically confirmed typhoid fever (116), clinically suggestive but culture negative fever (170) and non-typhoidal febrile illness (98) and in normal control children (54) were analysed. Positive Widal test (antibody titre against S. typhi O antigen of 1:160) was recorded in 61.2 per cent of patients with bacteriologically confirmed typhoid fever and in 58.8 per cent with culture negative but clinically suggestive typhoid fever. In contrast, the same titre was observed in 10.2 per cent patients with other febrile illnesses of known etiology and in 1.8 per cent of normal children. Differences in the positivity of Widal test in patients with bacteriologically confirmed typhoid fever and clinically suggestive but culture negative fever were highly significant (P < 0.000001) when compared to that of patients with non-typhoidal febrile illnesses and normal controls. High specificity and positive predictive value in 1:160 dilution makes the Widal test acceptable as a diagnostic tool.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNational Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRasaily R, Dutta P, Saha MR, Mitra U, Bhattacharya SK, Manna B, Mukherjee A, Chakravorty S, Pal SC. Value of a single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 1993 May; 97(): 104-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/24843
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://icmr.nic.in/ijmr/ijmr.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAntibodies, Bacterial --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshBacteriological Techniquesen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshSalmonella typhi --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTyphoid Fever --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleValue of a single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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