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I have got AFB sputum positive. But routine culture test of sputum is normal. Doctor said that i have tb. Is it?

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With positive sputum afb, routine culture is routinely negative. send sputum for tb culture. Start tb medication ...  Read More

My sputum Afb test smear is negative but AFB is positive 4+ can anyone please tell me about my report

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This report shows u have tuberculosis Consult physician ...  Read More

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My sputum test report for smear is negative where as for AFB is 4+ what does it mean???what should I do

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Hi this is a negative report for AFB. ...  Read More

My mother's sputum test namely AFB culture after 3 weeks came negative but Genexpert came positive. She has tree in bud pattern infection with one small mass lesion in ct scan. So is this a tb or any other infection or malignancy?

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If zene expert test is positive, it will be most probably Tb only.However Pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken. ...  Read More

Hi doctors.. Afb sputum test shows positive 3 +. Please suggest how extent is it dangerous. Also pls advise on precautions to take. We already in contact with a doctor here but also need your valuable suggestions. Thanks in advance.

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hello ur suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis kindly contact rntcp centre in your area and get treated. ...  Read More

Kindly suggest best lab for AFB culture of block or tissue in case of bone TB. In how many days we can get report

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Get it done from any good lab ...  Read More

I cannot produce sputum for sputum afb test. Had cold, fever, cough about 14 days ago. Fever, cold gone after 2 days medicine, but cough was there. Then noticed blood with cough in the morning time only. Noticed 3 days, went to the doctor, visited both ENT & Pulmonary. They gave some medicine along with lupituss cgh syp. Felt better, no blee

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get a chest xray done first to evaluate the lung lesion ...  Read More

My uncle (age 62) had mild fever irregular basis for about a month and also observed weight loss (6 kg in 4 months). I am getting worried as nothing is getting clear on fever. Attached the report of sputum culture. pls tell if anything positive in the report has to do with the fever.

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1. There is infection with the organism called klebsiella. 2. According to the culture report few antibiotics are sensitive which means it can work against the organism, the ones that show resistant w ...  Read More

Specimen-sputum Afb stain-2+ POSITIVE Acid bacilli seen Specimen- sputum CULTURE- no pathogenic organisms was isolated after 18-24 hours of incubation. Patient is only having cough since 30 days but no fever. What does both these reports mean does my friend has TB. Please reply in detail Thank you.

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Hi The report shows TB Consult a pulmonologist for medicines. He needs medicines according to his weight ...  Read More

Please help me to under what the report result means. I had done a sputum culture as prescribed by a doctor bt my consultation was over..

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Klebsiella infection is quite worrisome, if possible take inj piperacillin + taxobactem for 5 days and then switch to cefixime. If it becomes resistant then it is quite difficult to treat. For further ...  Read More

Doctor from last 3 months I am getting sometimes light brown streak sputum, and yellow sputum when I wake up in the morning everyday. P.S I don't have cough but I have to clear my throat at regular intervals .I have Otherwise the whole day normal transparent sputum and sometimes it comes with light brown streaks. Doctor I have done 2 months back C

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pls consult a pulmonologist. it's mostly bronchitis for further treatment ...  Read More

Doctor I am getting light brown streak sputum when I clear my throat from last 2 months. The colour of the sputum is white with light brown streak. My X-ray report says that I have hyper inflated lungs with increase in bronchovascular marking and my CT chest with contrast is totally normal. I have done sputum culture also and it's normal. What cou

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it's blood stained , get it investigated for sputum for gram stain and c/s , AFB stain ...  Read More

I collected sputum sample today morning, however later when i wws going out to submit the sample for cb naat apparently the government owned lab is closed for sat and sun.. Can I submit the sputum culture after 2 days? Also I have dr lal path lab near me and it ahs QUANTIFERON®-TB GOLD (QFT), INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY (IGRA) Is that a good t

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Cb natt is Best.pl give fresh sample. ...  Read More

My mother in law sputum afb , genxpert both are negative but mountex test is positive . X ray is showing pulmonary koch and in hrct also chances pf pulmonary kich is mentioned .

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If feesible get bronchoscopy guided bal testing done ...  Read More

My father has burning sensation at urethral opening (Meatus) and frequent urination. AFB was seen in Urine AFB report but on further evaluation did urine genexpert MTB test and it was not detected. Prostate enlarge is seen in USG, Attaching, the reports of urine culture and genexpert MTB. Could you please advice what could be the reasons that h

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Need evaluation ...  Read More

Hi Doctors My TB Gold Interferon with blood sample is positive but the "sputum for AFB" & "cbnaat TB" with sputum sample are negative. Please see the attached report and please let me know the following: 1. On basis on these report, can we evaluate whether its a active infection or latent infection? 2. What stage it is in? 3. What type of TB is th

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The test does not indicate that infection is active.you can do urine for Afb,and cb natt test.Lymphnode biopsy, if possible, will clinch the diagnosis. Pl consult pulmonologist with detailed history a ...  Read More

I had chronic cough which lasted 2 months. I got rid of that and was well for around 2-3 months. Again, I have caught cough which is already more than weeks old. I don't have any other symptoms like headache, bodyache or acute weakness, just coughing. Now, I have taken sputum tests and the report has stated that I have 'gram positive bacilli' and '

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Pl do sputum for Afb and cbnatt test. Pl consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and treatment. ...  Read More

If in urine culture report antibiotics is resistant and susceptible what does it mean Kindly suggest

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It means what antibiotics would work. It is STRONGLY suggested to not start it on your own. ...  Read More

Hi my name is Abhishek I m facing urine pain and dysuria for 9 month I did urine afb from AIIMS is result is 2 positive and 1 negative doctor diagnosed tuberculosis but I took medicine 2 month above but still I have pain in urine

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Dytor 10 mg hs x 10 dys Defcort tm od x 10 dys Drink plenty of water ...  Read More

Hi all, my baby was asked to take cue and routine test of urine. But last couple of times though his cue is normal culture is showing positive as attached. He is asymptotic so we are wondering whether we need to go for any further treatment or it's normal, request to share your inputs on this.

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This report is incomplete. Please ask the lab for colony count and sensitivity pattern. According to that medication will be decided. There is chance of asymptomatic uti where child will not show any ...  Read More

My C- ANCA is 14.65(Positive) and P-ANCA is 1.33(Negative) .My anti TB treatment is going on from last 4 months few days back blood came with cough. I don't have any other symptom. AFB sputum and TB culture test is also negative. Initially my doctor started TB medication by just looking at the CECT chest and no sputum test. Recently I did chest x r

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You require detailed history. The ct report. Pl do Lymphnode biopsy.pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken. ...  Read More

Dear Doctors I have completed 3 months of Anti TB treatment. Attaching my AFB and GeneXpert reports. Can anyone please check and tell if it's fine or not and what should be the next step? What should be the AFB Culture result after 3 months of treatment?

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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same ...  Read More

I have been diagnosed urine infection ,got done left left crp 10days back, I have swollen ankles since 5 months approX and urine output has been reduced bit, attaching my culture and blood reports here plz suggest me what should I do, it's hampering my day to day life and got done UACr in July that was 6.3u/g...

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Urine culture shows infection, but colony count is low so that it is not needed to treat ...  Read More

I have been coughing for a long time and just recently I started coughing blood.done sputum for AFB which is negative.Was given antibiotics, even I cough blood,but the cough has reduced.What can I do to stop blood sputum and cough completely

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You need a thorough assessment by a pulmonologist bcos blood in sputum cannot be ignored ...  Read More

I have been coughing for a long time but recently I coughed and there was blood in my sputum.Done sputum for AFB which is negative. Taking antibiotics but still when I cough I see blood in my sputum.

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Xray chest ,ESR ...  Read More

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 ...  Read More

My 3.5 month old baby boy had an episode of uti when he was 13 days old. Got treated for that and later findings showed Phimosis. As suggested by the pediatric surgeon, as natural Phimosis exist and goes away on its own, my baby is on dosage of Sporidex antibiotics till 6 month of age. We would be traveling shortly, so simply we got his urine rout

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UTI less than 1yr is very significant apart from using antibiotics kindly get his Renal imaging done. If it is normal then no need to worry, being under regular followup is suffiecient. Morganella is ...  Read More

My 3.5 month old son had an episode of uti when he was 13 days old, treated in nicu and since then on Sporidex, which needs to be continued till 6 months of age as advised by pediatric surgeon. As we would be traveling, just for routine purpose, we got his routine urine test and urine culture done. His urine test reports came totally normal. But h

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Culture test report is considered than cue. Continue sporidex . ...  Read More

I have got positive urine culture with gram negative bacilli and few drugs sensitive are nitrofurantin ,amikacin ,moxifloxin gentamicin ,as it's a long uti so I had ciprofloxacin for about month and my wbc are around 4800 so kindly suggest me best dosage of above antibiotic and can I have amikacin shots together with antibiotic and for how long as

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Hi I would like to know more about your history like fever. Did you visit any doctor before. Possibly you are having acute prostatitis ...  Read More

I'm having lower back pain, side pain, pain around belly button, pelvic pain and penile pain. I have been tested positive for urine culture for 3 times in the span of 1 and half month, first i got staphylococcus,second acinetobacter,third psuedomonas. While i'm taking antibiotics to respective bacteria after 4 to 5 days pains are going away and whe

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According to ur history, u may hav chronic prostatitis ( examination required for confirmation). It will require long course of antibiotics as well as sits bath along with some relaxation exercises to ...  Read More

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