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Are the following tests one and the same :
1) Sputum for AFB.
2) Sputum for ZN stain.
3) Sputum for Gram Stain.
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Sputum for AFB and ZN stain are the same,gram stain is different
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They are different
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1& 2 are same
3rd one is different
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Dr. Preetam Dhande
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Nagpur
1,2 test are same to knw about tubercular baccili in sample
3 to knw about any other bacteria
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
1 and 2,are same.Done for tb.
3 is different.
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Dr. Vybhav Vijendra
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12 yrs exp
Bangalore
First 2 are same, 3 is different
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