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🦠 Typhoid Fever – Tests, Types & Reliability (Reality Check)
1️⃣ Blood Culture – GOLD STANDARD Live Salmonella typhi / paratyphi bacteria 🕒 Best time 1st week of fever (before antibiotics) ✅ Reliability Specificity: ~100% Sensitivity: 60–80% (early, before antibiotics) Drops sharply after antibiotics 👍 Advantages ✔ Confirms diagnosis✔ Gives antibiotic sensitivity✔ Differentiates typhi vs paratyphi 👎 Limitations ❌ Time-consuming (48–72 hrs)❌ False negative if …
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