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My dad Ashok Alex 64 yrs is having blood in cough  since a week. He has history of TB nd he took tb medicines course In 2017 but again same symptoms arise so wanna ask which test we have to do to confirm diagnosis? He is chronic smoker nd DM nd hypertensive history too. Should i go for AFB?
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