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 ...

Results of a South African study in this weeks issue of The Lancet show how a diagnosis of tuberculosis in young children can be confirmed by a straightforward sputum test, rather than the ...

I am suffering from pulmonary TB. My doctor suggested a sputum test. I have a container for collecting sputum sample. Two days ago when I tired to collect a sample, only saliva came out in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BALURGHAT: The sputum test for tuberculosis patients in South Dinajpur will be conducted in all the sub-centres of the district, Sudip Das, Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH), South Dinajpur ...

Indications : A sputum test for influenza is carried out to confirm the role of influenza virus is establishing flu-like symptoms. Sputum collection is done early in the morning. The patient must ...

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