AFB Stain (Urine) Test in Vanaja Hospital, Hyderabad

The AFB stain test is often ordered to determine if you are currently infected with Tuberculosis or Nocardia. If you find that you have been suffering from the following symptoms, then you need to consult your physician right away and he would, after a physical examination, order a AFB stain (Urine) test. Some of the symptoms that you need to be on the lookout for happen to be –

• Coughing constantly for a period of more than two weeks Coughing up blood
• Fatigue
• Unexplained weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Fever and chills
• The AFB test is used by doctors to determine the presence of mycobacterial infections such as Tuberculosis and Nocardia.