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Acid fast bacteria test
Lab Test
Test Acid fast bacteria test
Indication Fever,chillness,severe cough,weight loss,tiredness
Physiology The acid fast bacteria isolated from the sputum cultures is an indication of Mycobacterial tuberculosis infection.It also gives an indication of whether the infection is in lungs or spread to other regions of the body.Further using this test one can determine the presence of Multi drug resistance Tuberculosis
Normal Range Negative
Interpretation A positive test indicates the incidence of recent tuberculosis infection
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is an aerobic bacteria that is why when a tuberculoma transforms to a cavitatory lesion, the number of bacteria increase to enormus number.If communication between cavity and bronchus is esatablished, then the bacteria coughed out during coughing. Cavitatory pulmonary lesion must be considered sputum +ve until and unless prove otherwise. Always do the microscopy of such patients and even saliva may have bacteria(AFB was detected in saliva of such patient)
(Posted by ANWAR, Pakistan Date : 2/10/2010 )
thank for the information on this web, as i was reading on Apt`s test,I was expecting that you were going to explain more especially in terms of the results after that test has been done, but you didn`t say anything!! how would i know if the blood is the fetal or maternal???
(Posted by Doctor21, South Africa Date : 7/13/2009 )


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