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RE: Tuberculosis (TB); A Global Health Burden

in StemSocial4 years ago

Diagnosis of tuberculosis by direct sputum microscopy is the method of choice whenever possible. Direct microscopy is relatively cheap, fairly easy to perform and much more specific than chest x-ray.

A direct microscopy is not end all especially when the result is negative due to low number of bacteria. A culture is required to prove the definitive existence of the bacteria.

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Great. Thanks for the addition