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I have been asked to do a tb pcr test. is it painful and how exactly is the procedure. please explain in detail about procedure and about pain?
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Not painful: Tb pcr is nothing more than a blood test to check for TB as apposed to the skin test for the same reason. Pcr stands for polymerase chain reaction which is done in the lab to check for acid fast bacilli that cause tb.
Answered 10/3/2018
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