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[|Human|] hi i m chintu from bbsr. i was found with ++afb bacteria in my acid fast stain urine. doctor gave me 2 monts intensive course of akt 4 and then 7 months of akt 4 . after which i agin checked for acid fast stain urine , which showed the report as no afb seen. i had no other symptoms . in the 8th month of my course i developed jaundice but i continued my akt 4. is there any chance that i can again develop ++afb bacteria .??
[|AI|]  Welcome to Chat Doctor. I appreciate your concern for the development of jaundice associated with positive AFB in the urine sample. There is no relation between the two. Apparently you were suffering from the tuberculosis of the urinary tract (kidney or ureters or urinary bladder) which is reflected in the presence of the acid fast bacilli (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) responsible for the infection. Since you had undergone meticulous treatment to eradicate the infection, jaundice has occurred due to the side effects of most of the Chat Doctor. In case you have developed jaundice during the course of therapy, the