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Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases ...
www.cdc.gov• We recommend that acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear micros-copy be performed, rather than no AFB smear microscopy, in all patients suspected of having pulmonary TB (strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Remarks: False-negative results are sufficiently common that a negative AFB smear result does not exclude pulmonary TB.
NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TESTING (NAAT) WHAT IS A …
www.health.pa.govJul 26, 2019 · If the NAAT and AFB smear are both positive, presume the patient has TB and begin anti-TB treatment while awaiting the culture results. If the NAAT is positive and the AFB smear negative, the clinician should be highly suspicious of active TB but use clinical judgement whether to begin anti-TB treatment while awaiting the culture results.
Chapter 8 Community Tuberculosis Control
www.cdc.govreporting of AFB smear results, culture results, and results of drug-susceptibility tests to the clinician and health department. Laboratory services should also be available to provide monitoring of bacteriologic response to therapy. Laboratory services should be …
Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases ...
www.thoracic.orgAFB smear positive or Hologic Amplified MTD positive and who meet one of the following criteria: (1) have been treated for tuberculosis in the past, (2) were born in or have lived for at least 1 year in a foreign country with at least a moderate tuberculosis incidence (≥20 per 100 000) or a high primary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
AFB Smear Microscopy - APHL
www.aphl.orgAFB Microscopy •Examination of smears is a rapid, convenient and inexpensive test •All types of specimens can be evaluated –sputum, tissue, body fluids, etc. •Positive AFB smear results provide a first indication of mycobacterial infection and potential TB disease •Must be accompanied by additional testing