Cconstant cough for 2 months

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I am suffering from cough for 1 and a half month.i tested my cough of early morning it came scanty tb positive.i was given DOTS medicine supplied by govt. After taking it fortwo weeks i did cbnaat test of cough collected at the noon.it came negative. I was given medicine for cold and cough.i dont know if i ve tb or not.can u plz help? Today also i cough severly.(i ve travelled 100 km on bike)

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Dr. P. Siva Kumar Reddy Pulmonologist 12 yrs exp Chennai Consult Now · Accepted Answer

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If u have doubt , if have scanty positive for TB , starts DOTS treatment without any hesitation

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