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.
