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

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, M Len_US
dc.contributor.authorRego, S Jen_US
dc.date.accessioned1994-11-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:51:10Z
dc.date.available1994-11-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:51:10Z
dc.date.issued1994-11-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThe usefulness of single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever was investigated. The test was done on 50 normal children, 50 children with non typhoidal fevers and 30 culture proved typhoid cases. Twenty one (70%) and nine (30%) of thirty typhoid fever cases had 'O' and 'H' agglutinin titer levels of more than or equal to 1:160, respectively as compared to only 3 (3%) and to 1 (1%) among controls. These differences were significant (p < 0.001). Twenty two (73.3%) out of thirty typhoid fever cases had either an 'O' or 'H' agglutinin titer of more than or equal to 1:160 as compared to only 3 (3%) among controls. An 'O' agglutinin titer of 1:160 had a specificity of 97%, a sensitivity of 70% and an accuracy of 90%. An 'H' agglutinin in titer of 1:160 was had a specificity of 97%, a sensitivity of 30% and an accuracy of 83.1%. Based on the above analysis, 'O' or 'H' titers of 1:160 or more were indicative of typhoid fever. Similarly, when the 2 titers were considered together, either 'O' or 'H' titers of 1:160 or more were suggestive.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, J.J.M. Medical College, Karnataka.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKulkarni ML, Rego SJ. Value of single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Indian Pediatrics. 1994 Nov; 31(11): 1373-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/13527
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAgglutination Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshPredictive Value of Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Resultsen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_US
dc.subject.meshTyphoid Fever --blooden_US
dc.titleValue of single Widal test in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.79 KB
Format:
Plain Text
Description:
Download
Collections
Indian Pediatrics