A 25-year-old male patient with low fever for 3 months accompanied by cough and blood in sputum for 1 month. Previous history of pleurisy, chest radiograph showed uneven density shadow of the right lung apex, EsR 30mm/h, WBC 9.0x109/L. which of the following tests is the most important to determine the diagnosis?
A 25-year-old male patient with low fever for 3 months accompanied by cough and blood in sputum for 1 month. Previous history of pleurisy, chest radiograph showed uneven density shadow of the right lung apex, EsR 30mm/h, WBC 9.0x109/L. which of the following tests is the most important to determine the diagnosis?
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11) A 25-year-old male patient with low fever for 3 months accompanied by cough and blood in sputum for 1 month. Previous history of pleurisy, chest radiograph showed uneven density shadow of the right lung apex, EsR 30mm/h, WBC 9.0x109/L. which of the following tests is the most important to determine the diagnosis?
A) PPD test
B) Sputum test for acid-fast bacili
C) Sputum detection of tumor cells
D) Sputum bacterial culture
E) lung CT
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