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Typhoid fever

2018-08-19 05:32:28
My widal test result showing T"O"= 1:160. Is this typhoid fever. Doctor prescribed me cefixime for 5 days.
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Though this does point towards typhoid but Widal is not confirmatory for typhoid. The Antibiotic prescribes is right .

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