Drink plenty of fluids the night prior to the test. Sputum sample collections is done early in the morning before eating or drinking anything. Brush teeth and rinse mouth well prior to the test. Do ...

A sputum stain for Mycobacteria is a laboratory test performed on a sample of your sputum, or phlegm. It’s also known as an acid-fast bacillus (AFB) stain or a tuberculosis (TB) smear. A doctor ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Fungus sputum test positive' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

What is a sputum Gram’s stain? A sputum Gram’s stain is a laboratory test that allows your doctor to diagnose a bacterial infection in your respiratory tract. They may order it if you have symptoms of ...

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A study done in South Africa says a simple, straightforward sputum test is enough to diagnose tuberculosis among children. The study, whose results appear in ...

For the third time, a test measuring how contagious tuberculosis patient Andrew Speaker might be has come back negative – meaning the 31-year-old’s chances of passing on his disease are “extremely low ...

Lung cancer will kill roughly 159,000 people in the United States this year, making it the deadliest malignancy. About 85 percent of patients are diagnosed too late for surgery, and they generally ...

An on-the-spot sputum test for tuberculosis works better than the commonly-used, 125-year-old microscope method, but did not reduce illness in a southern African trial, a study said Monday. While the ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality rate worldwide, mainly because of the presence of metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis. Early detection of lung cancer improves prognosis, ...

The Xpert MTB/RIF pulmonary tuberculosis test, recommended by WHO, detected twice as many cases as smear microscopy in a cohort of children in Africa, according to study results. The aim of the ...

Results of a South African study in this week's issue of THE LANCET show how a diagnosis of tuberculosis in young children can be confirmed by a straightforward sputum test, rather than the ...