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Infections

Typhoid test test

Also called widal, typhidot, blood culture

Blood culture (best) or antibody tests (Widal, Typhidot) for typhoid.

Why it's done

Prolonged fever. The Widal test is often misleading; a blood culture in the first week is more reliable.

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Included in these checkups

Fever for more than 2–3 days

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