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Went 6 mo ptb treatment in 1999. what's d most reliable test if my tb reactivated?no fever. no coughing. just fatigue&sour taste.sputum test negative.
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TB: Certain chest X-Ray findings such as development of cavitary areas along with positive sputum findings of acid fast bacilli are ways to diagnose reactivation of pulmonary TB.
Answered 5/24/2017
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