Single and unpaired sera tube widal agglutination test in enteric fever

The Vi-Agglutination Test in Enteric Fever

Significance of Modified Widal Test with Conventional Widal Test in the Diagnosis of Enteric Fever

Enteric fever is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella serotypes; S. typhi, S. paratyphi A, S. paratyphi B, S. paratyphi Cand S. sendai (Mandell GL et al, Parker MT). It is characterized by malaise, fever, abdominal discomfort, transient rash, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, bradycardia, and leucopenia. Major complications are intestinal hemorrhage and perforation (Hook EW et al). It is still a...

Value of a single-tube widal test in diagnosis of typhoid fever in Vietnam.

The diagnostic value of an acute-phase single-tube Widal test for suspected typhoid fever was evaluated with 2,000 Vietnamese patients admitted to an infectious disease referral hospital between 1993 and 1998. Test patients had suspected typhoid fever and a blood culture positive for Salmonella typhi (n= 1,400) or Salmonella paratyphi A (n = 45). Control patients had a febrile illness for which...

Assessment of Widal Tube Agglutination Test and its Baseline Titres in Amritsar an Endemic Area

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 10 (2016) pp. 598-604 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Typhoid fever, an endemic disease caused by salmonella group of organisms is very common in India due to improper sanitation and poverty. Isolation of the causative organism from the blood and other body fluids remains the definitive test for the diagnosis of typhoid fever. But this isolation requires ...

Comparative Evaluation of ENTEROSCREEN-WB and Widal test in Suspected Cases of Enteric Fever

Enteric fever is a major public health problem in developing countries like India. An early and accurate diagnosis is necessary for a prompt and effective treatment. We have evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ENTEROSCREEN-WB as compared to Widal test in rapid and early diagnosis of enteric fever. A total of 145 patients serum samples were tested by Rapid ENTEROSCREEN-WB and Widal test includi...