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Sputum stain for mycobacteria   

Overview | Risks | Results

Alternative names:

Acid fast bacilli stain; AFB stain; Tuberculosis smear; TB smear

Normal Values

The presence of no mycobacterial organisms is normal.

What Abnormal Results Mean

Abnormal results show that the stain is positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular, or other Mycobacteria or acid-fast bacteria.

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