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Lymph node tuberculosis
I am undergoing treatment for lymph node tuberculosis and it has been 5 months I am taking DOTS medicines. My lymph node has become small now but it is not completely gone and only 1 month treatment is left so what test I have to take to make sure that my tb is gone completely or should I just stop taking medicines without any test once the course is completed.
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Do not stop the medication at any cost. Please take the full course of the medications. After the completion of course you can take a sputum test for cbnaat and afb.
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Sputum test for acid fast bacillus
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Dr. Nabarun Dhar
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Guwahati
Never stop TB treatment in between. As later it may become drug resistant. Always complete the full course of medication.
For Sputum AFB and CBNAAT after 1 month
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