The Widal test is one method that may be used to help make a presumptive diagnosis of enteric fever, also known as typhoid fever.

How typhoid is diagnosed by Widal test?

The Widal test measures the capacity of antibodies against LPS and flagella in the serum of individuals with suspected typhoid fever to agglutinate cells of S. Typhi; the test was introduced over a century ago and it is still widely used [20]. It is simple, inexpensive, and takes only a few minutes.

Is widal and typhoid same?

Widal blood test is both qualitative and quantitative diagnostic analysis. A Widal test report is more commonly known as the typhoid test report. If the Widal test range is more than or equal to 1:160 titre for antigen O and antigen H, then it indicates typhoid infection.