Hi Doc, I was having continuous fever for the last 2 weeks and when got the blood test done, it was S-Typhi positive with the dilution rate of 1:160. am on medication since last 10 days... Wanted to know the normal and critical dilution rate just for my own satisfaction
Hi as per the history provided by you with fever last 2 weeks and S.type positive for 1:160 it seems that the cause of your fever is infection with Salmonella type. Now the value in your history 1:160 (dilution rate) is the title of the antibody produced by your body in trying to protect you from the organism (S type) in your case. Now the title (dilution rate) of 1:160 is significant and suggestive of S type infection. The normal title (dilution rate) is below 1:80 in endemic regions of India that is value below this title doesn't signify infection and this much value we get in normal people also.