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QUERY REGARDING SPUTUM TEST FOR TB
What are the tests apart from Sputum for AFB and Gram Stain for detection of Tuberculosis?
Are these test enough to detect Tuberculosis ?
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Sputum for cbnaat to be done as per guidelines
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Dr. Preetam Dhande
Pulmonologist
6 yrs exp
Nagpur
1.CXR
2.Montoux test
3.TB GOLD or interferon
4.Gene xpert Or CBNAAT
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Sputum for zene expert test. More specific.
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