4 tests · 21 parameters
Fever Profile
The lab's first-line fever panel: CBC, CRP, malaria smear and Widal. Add dengue in season
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- Reports within
- 8 hours
- Fasting
- Not needed
What is in it
Collected at home
A trained phlebotomist visits at a time you pick, from the next hour
Sealed single-use kit
Opened in front of you, and carried to the lab under controlled conditions
Report within 8 hours
On WhatsApp and email, with any value outside the normal range highlighted
About this checkup
The first-line panel for a fever that has lasted more than two or three days: a complete blood count, a C-reactive protein, a malaria smear and a Widal test for typhoid. Four tests, twenty-one numbers.
Most fevers in India come down to a handful of causes, and this panel separates them. The white cell pattern in the blood count points towards a bacterial or a viral illness and the platelet count falls in dengue. CRP rises with inflammation and climbs highest in bacterial infection, so it helps decide whether antibiotics are likely to be needed. The smear looks for malaria parasites directly, and the Widal test screens for typhoid.
Dengue testing is separate and is added in season or when the platelet count is falling. Ask your doctor whether it should go alongside this panel.
Who it is for
Anyone with a fever lasting more than two or three days without an obvious cause. People with fever and chills or body aches. It is the panel a physician usually starts with before deciding what else is needed.
How often to repeat it
Once, when the fever starts to look like it needs investigating. A repeat blood count after a few days is common if the platelet count was falling or the fever has not settled.
What it looks at21 parameters across 3 body systems
Blood
How well the blood carries oxygen and fights infection — counts, iron and haemoglobin
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Blood
How well the blood carries oxygen and fights infection — counts, iron and haemoglobin
- Haemoglobin
- RBC count
- Total WBC count
- Platelet count
- Haematocrit
- MCV
- MCH
- MCHC
- RDW
- MPV
- Neutrophils
- Lymphocytes
- Eosinophils
- Monocytes
- Basophils
- Absolute neutrophil count
- Absolute lymphocyte count
- Absolute eosinophil count
- Malaria parasite (smear)
Immunity, inflammation & allergy
Hidden inflammation, autoimmune activity and allergic sensitivity
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Immunity, inflammation & allergy
Hidden inflammation, autoimmune activity and allergic sensitivity
- Absolute eosinophil count
- CRP
Infection
Whether a specific infection is present or was in the past — fever panels, hepatitis, HIV, and the screens done in pregnancy and before surgery
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Infection
Whether a specific infection is present or was in the past — fever panels, hepatitis, HIV, and the screens done in pregnancy and before surgery
- Malaria parasite (smear)
- Widal (S. typhi O / H, paratyphi AH / BH)
How to prepare
- No fasting is needed for this panel.
- Take paracetamol if you need it. It does not affect these results.
- Tell the phlebotomist if you have started antibiotics, and when, since they change what the tests can find.
- Book the collection at the time of day the fever is highest if you can, which improves the chance of finding malaria parasites on the smear.
What it does not look at
Dengue and chikungunya tests are not in this panel and are ordered separately, and neither is a urine analysis, which a doctor adds when a urinary infection is suspected. Widal has well-known limitations early in typhoid, so a negative result in the first week does not exclude it.
Why take it
- The white cells point at the type of infection: A bacterial pattern and a viral pattern look different, and the treatment differs with them.
- A falling platelet count is the dengue warning: It is the number watched most closely in a fever during the season.
- CRP measures how much inflammation there is: A high value leans towards a bacterial cause, and a falling one shows treatment working.
- Malaria has to be looked for directly: The smear finds the parasite; no blood count can rule it out.
- Typhoid needs a screen: Widal is the first-line test, read against how long the fever has lasted.
Questions about Fever Profile
Should I add a dengue test?
In dengue season, or if your platelet count is falling, yes — and it is ordered separately from this panel. Ask your doctor, who will decide based on how long the fever has lasted and what your blood count shows.
How long should I wait before testing a fever?
Most physicians investigate a fever that has lasted more than two or three days, or one at any stage that comes with severe headache, breathlessness, a rash, or confusion. Testing on the first day often finds nothing yet.
Does it matter if I have already started antibiotics?
It does. Antibiotics lower the chance of finding the organism and can change the blood count. Tell the phlebotomist what you started and when, so the report is read in that light.
Is a negative Widal test enough to rule out typhoid?
No. Widal often reads negative in the first week of typhoid, before the antibody response has developed. If the fever continues your doctor may repeat it or send a blood culture, which is more reliable.
Why does the time of the collection matter for malaria?
Malaria parasites are most numerous in the blood around the time the fever peaks, so a smear taken then is more likely to find them. If a slot at that hour is not possible, book the earliest one you can.
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What happens after you book
- A phlebotomist is assigned and reaches you in your chosen slot, as soon as the next hour
- The sample is collected with a sealed single-use kit and moved on a cold chain
- The report lands on WhatsApp and email within 8 hours