The method of choice of tuberculosis detection in mass screening is:
Tuberculin test
Mass miniature radiography (MMR)
Sputum smear examination by direct microscopy
Sputum culture
The method of choice of tuberculosis detection in mass screening is Sputum smear examination by direct microscopy . The reliability, cheapness and ease of direct microscopic examination has made it number one case-finding method. 2 sputum smears samples over a period of 2days is collected in pts with history of cough > 2 weeks. ZN staining. - if result is 0+/2 = SS -VE - 1+/2, 2+/2 = SS +ve
RNTCP