AFB Smear Microscopy and Sputum Culture
AFB smear microscopy has limited sensitivity and cannot distinguish viable from non-viable bacilli. Both sputum culture and AFB smear microscopy have significant limitations as TB treatment monitoring tools. Sputum culture requires advance…
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AFB smear microscopy has limited sensitivity and cannot distinguish viable from non-viable bacilli. Both sputum culture and AFB smear microscopy have significant limitations as TB treatment monitoring tools. Sputum culture requires advanced laboratory facilities and has long turnaround times. All participants undergo mandatory culture and drug susceptibility testing to enable detection of drug-resistant TB.