Widal test

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alternativeTo blood culture
Typhidot test
gptkbp:detects antibodies against Salmonella paratyphi
antibodies against Salmonella typhi
gptkbp:developedBy Georges-Fernand Widal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Widal test
gptkbp:interpretationDependsOn baseline antibody titers in population
gptkbp:introducedIn 1896
gptkbp:limitation false positives
cross-reactivity
false negatives
gptkbp:measures H antigen antibodies
O antigen antibodies
gptkbp:method agglutination
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor World Health Organization (for routine diagnosis)
gptkbp:performedAt clinical laboratories
gptkbp:requires paired sera for confirmation
gptkbp:type serological test
blood serum
gptkbp:usedFor diagnosis of typhoid fever
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salmonella_Typhi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7