Question
Social And Preventive Medicine Question on Emerging infectious diseases
A 35-year-old homeless man presented with a 1-month history of fever, cough, and weight loss. Both sputum smears turned out to be negative, but the chest x-ray ordered was suggestive of tuberculosis. According to the recent NTEP guidelines, which is the next best line of management?
A
Repeat sputum smears
B
Ask for CBNAAT
C
Ask for line probe assay
D
Wait until TB culture results to start ATT
Answer
Ask for CBNAAT
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (B): Ask for CBNAAT