Widal Test

🔍 Overview

The Widal test is a blood test used to help diagnose typhoid fever by detecting antibodies against Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi bacteria.

📋 Test Summary

This test helps to:

• Support diagnosis of typhoid fever

• Detect antibodies against Salmonella bacteria

• Evaluate prolonged fever of unknown origin

• Monitor infection progression when clinically indicated

• Assist doctors in treatment decisions

✔ Common test for typhoid screening
✔ Used along with clinical symptoms

⏱ Reports Within: Same Day / 24 Hours
🧪 Sample: Blood
👶👩👨 Age: All Age Groups
🚻 Gender: Male and Female
🍽 Fasting: Not Required