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Weil-felix Reaction Test

The agglutination test Weil Felix is used to diagnosing Rickettsia. It has been among the most often used diagnostic techniques for identifying the illness over time. Anti-rickettsial antibodies found in the patient's serum sample are what the Weil Felix test looks for when it returns positive results.

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My brother suffers from chronic fever. Why?

Query: Hi doctor, My brother is suffering from fever for more than 45 days. All the tests and scans are done. Bone marrow and hepatitis report came as negative. AB culture and TB culture report are yet to come. There was a bacteria, Weil-Felix rickettsia came as positive. His WBC count is 22000 cells per m...  Read Full »

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Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is no doubt that he is suffering from severe infection. It could be due to rickettsia or tuberculosis. Doxycyline is the first line drug to treat rickettsial infection and fever should have subsided within 48 to 72 hours after starting therapy. But, it did not show...  Read Full »

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