Positive Afb Sputum Culture
Positive mantoux test, lesions on palm and foot, negative afb sputum test what other tests should I do in order to ident ...
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With a detailed report given, it is possible that you have no tb. However, if there are doubts and evidence of tb repeat sputum afb oir afb culture test need to be done.
I am 29 years old. I have had Hemoptysis 5-6 times in last 1 and half years. All my TB tests be it AFB, GEN-XPERT, CULTU ...
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Sputum negative and Radiology features positive could still be TB. Knowing your other complaints will be helpful: associated fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, cough, description of CT features, any history in past.
How to diagnose nontuberculosis mycobacteria infection? Or mycobacteria other than tuberculosis. ...
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Diagnosis of NTM lung disease requires the clinician to integrate clinical, radiographic, and microbiological data, but, ultimately, diagnosis can be confirmed by (1) at least two positive cultures from sputum, (2) one positive culture in the case of bronchoscopic wash or lavage, or a transbronchial or other lung biopsy with a positive culture for NTM or compatible histopathological features such as granulomatous inflammation or stainable acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and one positive sputum or bronchial wash culture for NTM regardless of the mycobacterial strain
My age is 25. Height 5 ft11 inch. Weight 82 kg. Unmarried.from 2 year I was feeling light abdominal pain .from 1 week I ...
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Based on your symptoms you need complete hemogram, Liver function tests including PT/APTT. Check for any bleeding from gums as it sometimes will give a similar picture of blood while couvhing in the Morning times. Dark colour of stools -if it is jet black then only need to worry. Or you can share a photo of it if you can not exactly tell the color.
Sir I have been suffering from tuberculosis since 2012. I had cured it for six month but again I have been suffered from ...
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For what you are taking medrol. This drug will cause immunosuppresion and lead to relapse/reactivation of disease again. Kindly detail drug treatment in last four year for TB ,xray reports and sputum status for afb. Get sputum afb for genexpert MTB/rif to know rifampicin resistance and afb positivity. Also send sputum afb culture by liquid media bactac and line probe test for afb.
My father is suffering from fever from last 2-3 month, in 1998 he is suffering from TB but he completed his course of me ...
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One can have TB without TB positive in sputum. Need assessment of all reports including ct chest, symtoms. May need bronchoscopy and BAL./TBNA/TBLB/ Fungal culture to make a diagnosis.
My father is suffering from fever from last 2-3 month, in 1998 he is suffering from TB but he completed his course of me ...
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Sir u can get sputum for genexprt for mycobacterium tuberculosis.Sputum negative tb is also known entity.
I am 23 years old I have done below test please explain is it T. B. Or what I have mantoux test sputum test both are neg ...
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Hello, mantoux test is not worth doing now. Sputum for afb may not be positive always, for sputum test to be positive there should be at least 10 to the power 4 organisms to get detected. So we need to go along with ct scan. If you are from metropolitan city you can try to get gene expert test on sputum which is more sensitive than microscopy and gives result in 2 hrs. Other is sputum culture and sputum culture for tuberculosis. Sputum for gram stain we need to give antibiotics and see for response.
I an 20 F and have persistent low grade fever from last two years. It comes with body ache and headache. Temperature ne ...
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Get your sputum examined for AFB for three days and consult chest physian.You may need anti tubercular treatment. If your w idal test is still positive you need full course of antibiotic for 14 days after consulting doctor. Repeat w idal test after 14 days treatment and consult doctor
