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Patient Name : Shaima khan Referral : SELF

Age / Gender : 25 years / Female Collection Time : Aug 28, 2023, 07:05 p.m.
Patient ID : 7188 Reporting Time : Aug 28, 2023, 09:35 p.m.
Sample ID :
9651

Test Description Value(s) Reference Range Unit(s)


WIDAL
Salmonella Typhi - O 1:160
Salmonella Typhi - H 1:80
Salmonella Para Typhi - AH NO AGGLUTINATION
Salmonella Para Typhi - BH NO AGGLUTINATION

Method: Slide Agglutination


Interpretation:
• For O antigen titres of 1:80 are above can be significant
• For H antigen titres of 1:80 or above are considered significant
• Demonstration of rising titres in paired sera is confirmatory
NOTE:
The organism salmonella typhosa is responsible for causing enteric fever or typhoid fever , which is characterized
generally by very high consistent fever ,loss of appetite, transitory bacteraemia ,round or ovel shaped ulcer on smooth
peritoneal surface of peyer's patches and solitary lymphoid follicale of ileum etc. the organism possess 'o' antigen on
the cell wall and 'H' antigen on its flegella, against which the host body produce immunospecific antibodies, to
counteract the effect of corresponding antigens. On the other hand the paratyphoid fever caused by salmonella
paratyphi A or B is characterized by milder course of disease. These organism also possess somatic 'o' and flagellar
antigen which is terms as A(H) and B(H) respectively.

**END OF REPORT**

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