Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bacteria can attack all organs in the human body, especially the lungs. The source of transmission is a TB patient with a cough or sneeze. The main symptom of pulmonary tuberculosis is a cough that lasts for 2 weeks or more. This study aims to determine the picture of chest x-rays compared with the results of the Rapid Molecular Test examination in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at RSUD Dr. M. Haulussy Ambon. This study is an analytic descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. Sampling was conducted at the Medical Record Installation with a total sample of 63 patients. The results of the study were obtained based on the picture of the chest X-ray compared with the results of the GeneXpert TCM examination, the highest number was patients who had a thoracic X-ray picture of active old pulmonary TB with medium TCM GeneXpert results as many as 32 patients.
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