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at end of extended Intensive Phase shows presence of AFB?

April 26, 2017AFB extended Intensive phase presence shows

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Ans: With treatment of high efficacy, smears can be positive at 2-3 months due to presence of dead bacilli. Therefore, treatment failure based on smear examination is not considered until 5th month of treatment.