Widal-test-report-format-example-sample-template-Drlogy-lab-report (2)
Widal-test-report-format-example-sample-template-Drlogy-lab-report (2)
Interpretation:
Remarks
RESULT
Result R
Sm
E
M
ReactReactive
ive A
Indicates presence of IgM & IgG antibodies against Salmonella spp.
R
K
Non-Reactive
Non- S
Indicates absence of IgM & IgG antibodies against Salmonella spp.
Reactive
art Pathology
Note: 1. Rising titers areInsignificant.
dicates presence of IgM & IgG antibodies
Laboratory
2. The recommended Widal test is by Tube Agglutination Method.
Drl o
at the end of the firstIndicates
week ofabsenc
infection
e of Iand
gM increase
& IgG steadily till the third/fourth week after which the decline starts.
A positive Widal test may occur because of typhoid vaccination or previous typhoid infection and in certain autoimmune
diseases. The nonspecific febrile disease may cause this titer to increase (anamnestic reaction). The test may be falsely
gy.com
negative in cases of Enteric
antibodiefever treated
s against with antibiotics
Salmonella spp. in the early stages. The recommended test especially in the first week
after infection is Blood Culture.