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A member asked:
What does "no afb seen/300 visual fields" indicate on a sputum test? is that enough to say that the results are negative? thank you.
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Culture/smear: There can be smear negative TB. The smear results return more quickly than the culture results which are more accurate.
Answered 5/11/2019
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