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Can widal test confirm typhoid?
We had a positive widal test and doctor started treatment for typhoid. No fever, only weakness and some pain in stomach is there.
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Can help you, kindly provide me detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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According to your sign and symptom you have query about Tyhphoid.
As you know that best treatment depend on the correct diagnosis and correct diagnosis depend on the complete history of the patient so please take consultation from a doctor and give complete history of the patient so that correct diagnosis will be make and then best treatment will be start
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Confirmatory test of Typhoid is Tyhpidot IgG and IgM .
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Yes, it's confirmed
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Ok
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Dr. Vishal Shingade
General Physician
Mumbai
No, widal is not confirmatory test. If you are testing withing 1 week ,high chances are it will come negative even if you have typhoid.
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Dr. Priyanka Reddy
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Nellore
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Dr. Raveendran S R
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14 yrs exp
Chennai
Yes it's the confirmatory test
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
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Lucknow
Yes.
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