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AFB Smear and Culture:

Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) are rod-shaped bacteria that can be seen and counted under the microscope on a specially stained sample on a glass slide, called an AFB smear. The most common acid-fast bacilli are members of the genus Mycobacterium.

The test used to

identify a mycobacterial infection; to diagnose tuberculosis ; to monitor the effectiveness of treatment


the way of sample obtaining


three sputum samples are collected early in the morning on different days

AFB
هى بكتيريا عصوية على شكل قضيب ترى تحت المجهر


وهذا الختبار يستخدم للتعرف على الاصابة بهذة البكترية لتشخيص مرض السل

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