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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