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A male asked:
I took a SPUTUM SMEAR TEST for AFB. Report has come as AFB NOT DETECTED. Pus cells present 40-45/HPF. What does this mean. I am 52 year old Male?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Currently I am on tb medication. After how much time usually, sputum culture gets negative? If it is active and pulmonary tb. And does afb sputum culture indicate that tb medication is in the sputum or not?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Hello! I had a TB in HS, & currently processing my PEME, our company doctor advised me to have a pulmonologist clearance. One of the tests is an AFB SMEAR and the result indicated 'No Acid Fast Bacilli Seen'. Can anyone explain this, please?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Chest X-ray result- Fibronodular shadows seen in the left apex PPD - 20mm Sputum smear 1st&2nd - AFB = 0. Do I have an active or inactive TB?
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A 82-year old female asked:
Vats wedge lung resection on solitary nodule. Results: multiple necrotizing granulomas negative for microorganisms afb & gms. Lymph nodes benign fibroadipose tissue. Tissue being cultured for what?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can you tell me what can my afb test results mean?
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A 17-year old male asked:
We have a TB patient (afb 2+)in our home , what are the precautions should be taken by us?
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A 17-year old male asked:
What can afb sputum test 2+ mean should his family members be worried?
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A 17-year old male asked:
At what stage a person spread his tb?Can it spread while he is taking his medicines?(afb ++)
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A 30-year old asked:
What can a 1+ mean on an afb test for tb?
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A 48-year old asked:
What's the difference between treatment of afb and a flutter?
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A 28-year old male asked about a 26-year old female:
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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A 43-year old asked:
I have tuberculosis. Is it normal that my doctors are asking for sputum for afb test again after 1 month?
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A member asked:
Z-n stain for afb is negative imp: reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. Pls tell me is it cancer or not?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Hi, I'm 22 yrs old, F. Just wanna ask about my sputum results. 1stday: No AFB seen, PUS cells:few, Epithelial cells:few. 2nd day same except PUS:rare?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do I get sputum out from my lungs for sputum test for afb?
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A 22-year old male asked:
i have history of PTB. now days afb not seen, chest, shoulder joint & back side of chest pain. what i do?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Skin test positive (20 mm) after 72 hrs., no afb on sputum, no cough/fever, but occasional blood in sputum (2-3/wk). Doc says not to worry, should i?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Yellow to green phlegm in a TB patient with 4 months Myrin Treatment. No AFB seen in the lab test of this phlegm. What may be it??
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A 27-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with mild ptb; sputum test is negative of afb strain even before I start taking meds <myrin p forte>. Can I infect my 3 mo old baby?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Negative smear, negative pathology result, positive m tubercolois culture but no symptoms n not sick, what to do? Tnx!
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A 57-year old male asked:
F 49, why gyne ordered pap smear and hvs culture and sencivity tests. ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Wondering Is it possible for pap smear cultures to come back negative, but positive for trichomoniasis?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What does it mean if a semen culture said rare white blood cells seen on a gram stain smear?
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A member asked:
My cultures came back normal/pap smear results came back clean yet im having the same symptoms as bv-mainly the liquidy discharge and the foul smell?
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A 67-year old female asked:
Third degree burn on chest,was told I had cellulitis, put on oral antibiotic but lab culture smear results negative, suggested burn scrape.Do I need?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have a high white blood cell count on my pap smear culture but am negative for any STIs and have no other infections. What could it be?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Endoscopy showed normal esophagus but esophageal brushing/smear culture showed non-albicans Candida growth? Is it possible to have esophageal candidiasis without white lesions or inflammation seen in biopsy?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can someone care for their cultural health?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the medical definition of cultural health?
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