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AFB smear and culture

AFB smear and culture

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A 41-year old male asked:

A person with AFB smear positive can he transmit the same?

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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 wat stage a person spread his tb?can it spread while he is taking his medicines?(afb ++)

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A 36-year old asked:

Is there a way to get sputum out of my lungs for sputum test for afb?

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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 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 43-year old asked:

How could we help our children resist today's evil cultural messages?

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A member asked:

How long does the sputum culture take?

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A 56-year old male asked:

What dose many mucus in a urine culture mean?

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A 49-year old asked:

What can you do to recieve smear test results?

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A 33-year old asked:

What type of doctor can order a sputum culture?

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A 39-year old asked:

What does mixed flora results for urine culture mean?

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A 43-year old asked:

What is the difference between a wet mount and culture?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Urine culture?

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A 44-year old asked:

What culture or race is associated with Turner's syndrome?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Does culture and sensitivity test determine one's virginity?

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A 62-year old male asked:

does erythro kill off actvia culture or only decrease the number?

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A 30-year old male asked about a 47-year old female:

Pus cells 10 to 14 in urine but culture showed no growth ...why ?

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A 49-year old asked:

What are the cultural and social impacts of a few measles outbreaks?

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A 37-year old male asked:

Urine culture shows scanty growth of mixed flora. What does that mean?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Urine culture shows infection?

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A 34-year old female asked:

Corynebacterium species was found in my wound culture. What does this mean?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Why do i have to do my smear test again. i just did last year.what is the reason?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Wat is cin2 mean in smears? I had a colopscopy n got it all took away but im still worried?? :(

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A 24-year old female asked:

To much wind for a baby before three weeks old will cause colic. Is that true or a cultural thing?

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A 38-year old asked:

If living abroad is it possible to adopt a new culture's lifestyle/eating and maintain one's health?

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A 36-year old male asked:

daughter 2.5yrs old wants to pee frequently, we did urine culture test was negative. what else could it be?

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