I'm really confused about my test results for TB. On December 27th, I got a sputum test, and it was positive. But then the next day, I did another sputum test, and that came back negative. The Truenat test on the 29th and the CBNAAT on the 30th were also negative. My chest X-ray is normal according to my local doctor, and some symptoms like weakness have gotten better, though I still have a mild chest pain. My blood report was normal except for ESR being 26, lymphocytes at 43, and cholesterol at 216. With my initial test being positive and all the following ones negative, I'm really unsure whether I have TB or not and whether I should start taking any medication. Could you help me figure out what's going on?

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I'm a bit confused and worried after my recent tests. I had pleura fluid removed and the ADA test showed a result of 55, leading the doctors to say it's Tuberculosis. I'm trying to figure out if this means I have pulmonary tuberculosis or pleura tuberculosis since it's involving the pleura fluid. Also, my Gene Xpert test came back with "mycobacterium not detected." Can you help me understand what type of TB this might be and whether it means I have drug-sensitive or drug-resistant tuberculosis? I'd really appreciate some clarity on this.

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I'm really concerned about this chest pain I'm experiencing. I've been dealing with allergic bronchitis and phlegm buildup for about 2 years now. I've been using inhalers, and my chest X-ray looks fine, but I just can't figure out why my chest is still hurting. Could there be something I'm missing?

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I've been dealing with a cough for the past 15 days, and it's really stressing me out. I tried taking Rexcof syrup, but I'm not sure if it's helping. Do you have any advice on what else I can do or what's causing this persistent cough?

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