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A patient with cough was sputum AFB negative but chest X-ray was suggestive of TB. What should be the next step according to RNTCP?

A
Line probe assay
B
Culture
C
Nucleic acid amplification test
D
Tuberculin test
High-Yield Explanation
Answer- C. Nucleic acid amplification testCaridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CB-NAAT): The CB'NAAT is known as the GeneXpeft in mostcountries other than India This is prefered first diagnostic test in children and people with TB and HIC co-infection

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