I was suffering from typhoid fever which get treated with ceftriaxome and amikacin inj BD 5 days & cefodoxime BD for 10 days  , but occasionally i have  low grade fever like 99.0, 99.1. my dr. advised for mantoux test whicChatDoctore positive, chest X-ray is clear and i have no symptom of TB but my dr. has started TB treatment. Am I suffering from TB as every one says that positive mantoux doest not surely confirm TB?
Thank you for writing on Chat Doctor. In my every day practice we don't treat every patient which is manitou positive. There are some criteria to start treatment. Anthony can come positive with means that you have been exposed to mycobacteria tuberculosis but it's not equal to disease. It needs to have other clinical correlations. A normal chest x-ray normal is against starting of treatment. At first there is the need the see you have had any previous contact with tuberculous patients. If any member in your family has had tuberculosis. Low grade fever could be symptom of other disease and the list is long including infection, systemic disease etc. You have to discus again the reason for starting of treatment. Low grade fever is not an indication for Tuberculosis treatments you good health