Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen.

Stability (Room): 2 hrs

Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs

Stability (Frozen): 72 hrs

Method: Slide/ tube Agglutination

Comment: Also see BRUCELLA ANTIBODY, FEBRILE AGGLUTININS PANEL & WEIL FELIX TEST.

Price: Contact Medilab

Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs

Usage: Widal test is used to diagnose Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers. A 4 fold rise in titer is diagnostic of infection.

Specialty: Physician

Disease: Typhoid

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Home Collection: Available

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Pre-test Information: No special preparation required