A chest X-ray can usually detect active tuberculosis (TB) but not latent TB. In either case, you’ll need a sputum test to confirm a diagnosis. Doctors often use chest X-rays to help diagnose active ...

Hi Doctor, I am 36M, 6 months back, my chest xray PA view was done for some fitness related work. Where Dr had doubts that I am suffering from TB as Xray was having some patches. Montoux test was ...

Patient delays in perceiving the symptoms of tuberculosis and the confounding fact that close to 50% of the people who are tested positive for TB through sputum culture do not have the typical ...