A Comparison of Typhidot test with Widal test and Blood culture for the Diagnosis of Enteric Fever (Typhoid fever) in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Aim: To Comparison of Typhidot test with Widal test and Blood culture for the Diagnosis of Enteric Fever Period: March to September 2017 Settings: Microbiology lab. Skeikh Kahlifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital Rawalakot AJ&K. Methods: A total of 150 samples were included in this study. Blood samples were obtained for culture, Widal test and Typhidot test. Results: Out of these 150 specimen 31.33% were positive by culturing the blood, Widal test showed 40.76% positive results and 51.34%when Typhidot test was performed. Conclusion: Typhidot-M is good alternative to Widal test if it performed within a week of infection.