#treating typhoid

Widal Test No Longer Valid for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Typhoid

Medical doctors have said that Widal test, a popular laboratory investigation prescribed by many hospitals for the diagnosis of typhoid in Nigeria, is no longer valid for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

According to the experts who spoke to our correspondent on Monday, 70 per cent of typhoid cases treated in Nigeria are as a result of misdiagnosis.

To accurately diagnose…