CASE FINDING & TREATMENT MONITORING - SMEAR MICROSCOPY

◆ Identify TB cases in patients who visit health services

◆ Using smear microscopy

･ Prioritize cases

- Those at high risk of spreading disease

- Those who are most ill, and likely to die

･ More reliable than other tests (X ray)

･ A method of monitoring treatment result

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