{"product_id":"afb-smear","title":"AFB SMEAR","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eAFB Smear Test (Acid-Fast Bacilli Smear)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"495\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eAFB Smear\u003c\/strong\u003e test is a laboratory screening test used to detect \u003cstrong data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eacid-fast bacilli\u003c\/strong\u003e, a group of bacteria that includes \u003cem data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eMycobacterium tuberculosis\u003c\/em\u003e, the organism responsible for tuberculosis (TB). 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