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The nurse obtains a laboratory report that shows acid-fast rods in a client's sputum. which disorder should the nurse consider may be related to these results?

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Acid-fast rods present in sputum typically indicates a mycobacterial infection. Mycobacteria is a type of germ, and it can manifest in different diseases, the most common is Tuberculosis. Acid-fast is namely due to the bacteria's stain retention to the staining procedure after an acid wash.
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