Sputum Smear and Culture Test

[nikita]

hi enx417, sorry ngayon na lang ako ulit naka log in dito. NagpaXray muna si husband sabi ng Pulmo doctor namin sa Medical City, clear ang Xray result nya, how fortunate kasi less than 10% daw yung may history ng TB ang nagiging clear with no scar talaga sa xray. Nabanggit ko din na gusto namin ipa total check talaga kasi wala na syang previous medical records at para din sa Visa application sa NZ. At itong xray lang ang magiging basis, nabanggit ko kung kailangan pa ng sputum culture test, sabi ni Pulmo,parang pinagdudahan mo yung clear result ng xray. Kaya hindi na kami nagpa sputum test, Nabanggit din nya na ngayon daw hi-tech na,may test na gagawin sayo para malaman kung nagkaroon kana ng TB, at ipapaXray ka pa din ng accredited hospital, ang maganda lang ngayon ay alam na namin na clear lungs nya at walang scar. Thank you Lord!

Nag eexplore pa kami ng ibang pathway. SMC or SFV yan ang pinag aaralan pa ng mabuti.Sa ngayon, nagsstart na kaming magayos ng requirements na kaya ng gawin. Basa basa, research research at matinding dasal para sa guidance. Godbless sa atin!

[planespotter]

Hi, I had history of PTB 5 years ago but treated and with certificate but upon applying for visitor visa, the NZ assessor instructed me to have a sputum culture for 6-8 weeks. 

I called the embassy and someone from the phone told me na i need to have my culture done. When i asked her if pwede ba kahit saan magpa culture ans she said yes. Now im confused kasi when I contacted hospitals in my city, sabi nila 5 days max lang ung culture nila. But my instruction was 6-8 weeks. Mejo mataray ung nasa phone sa embassy (not my IO cos shes on leave daw) and parang ayaw magbigay ng detailed instruction kaya di na lang ako nagtanong further.

Ask lang po sa mga nka experience or may kilala who had the same concern as I did,


1. sa St. Luke's lang ba pwede magpa culture?
2. given 6-8 weeks dapat, valid na ba ung 6 weeks? because I have a school schedule to catch and it will provide me 2 more weeks to wait for the processing of the health assessor
3. if found negative, considered ok na ba un or meron pang treatment?
4. if found positive, what will happen to my application?

I hope someone can shed light sa concerns ko as I do not want to waste time kasi I just moved my schedules sa school enrolment just to accommodate the timeframe for all of these medical issues to be settled. 

My enrolment will be late in October and I roughly have 16 weeks from today to settle my medical before my enrolment sa school. Enough na po kaya yun?

Thank you po. Any information you would provide will certainly help. God bless.

[enx417]

Hi planespotter , I underwent sputum test and sputum culture sa St. Lukes Ermita.

You need to give them your sputum every morning for three consecutive days. Then after 3 days, they will check kung meron kang PTB. If negative naman, they will do a culture test for 6-8 weeks, after that if everything is negative, they will do a repeat chest X-ray.

Ask ko lang, sa St. Lukes ka ba nagpamedical? via e-medical mo din sinubmit ang results mo?

[planespotter]

Hi enx417. Yup sa st. lukes extension clinic ako magpapa culture. But as of now, wala pa akong schedule kasi I need the referral letter pa daw and yung e-medical results need din daw nila. Maybe next week if ok na lahat.

How did your culture turn out? need ba talaga 8 weeks or pwede na ung 6 weeks? thanks

[enx417]

Hi planespotter , if e-medical ka since start ng application mo sa NZ, then you just have to give them your NZER reference number para macheck nila sa e-medical server yung mga required medical test. You can call lang to book a schedule for your sputum test, mas ok kapag Monday kasi 3 consecutive days ka magpapabalik balik to give them your sputum sample.

Yes mininmum of 8 weeks talaga yung culture test. Yung mga tinatawagan ng earlier than 8 weeks yung may probability na magpositive. Ok naman po ang culture test ko, negative naman at narecieve ko na ang Acceptable Standard of Health ng NZ.

[aBiSh @admin]

Moved your inquiry here planespotter.

[sharina]

Hello! May tanong lang po sana ako. nabasa ko po na kapag may past ptb history eh most likely nag uundergo ng sputum smear and culture. Tapos at the end of the culture ay may repeat xray. Once po ba maclear na sa repeat xray, dun palang ba ipapasa ng slec/nationwide yung medical via emedical? Or right after po ng medical test agad?

Balak ko po kasi pumunta ng NZ by september. Sa tingin niyo po ba okay na magpamedical na ngayon and mag lodge ng application right after ng medical kahit di pa clear with panel physicians?

[allune]

sharina what visa are you applying for

[sharina]

Jan 9, 2018 9:01:07 GMT 12 allune said:

sharina what visa are you applying for

Student po.

[Mc Regor]

Hi, I just want to share my experiece about this topic and hope this experience will help someone. I was applying for a Resident Visa under SMC but the NZ medical assessor found something in my x-ray. They recomend me to see a chest specialist. I went through sputum exam, sputum culture, more xray and skin test. The specialist concluded that I had a unreactive TB, since all my sputum exam came out negative and only the skin test turn out that by body is fighter TB bacteria. So the doctor told me they cannot give me the medical clearance that the NZ assessor is requiring unless I went through and complete my TB medication for 6 months. It was sad because my CO just gave us 30 days to provide the Medical clearance. So went back to my CO and email to her about what the chest specialist told me, i attached the doctors findings, lab test and recomendations. To cut the story short, our CO extended my due date until 6 months. After complying all the requirments, including the medical clearence from the doctor after 6 months of medication, the NZ assissor required another sputum culture 30 days after the
Completion of my medication. I just comply all thier requirements. And thanks God finally my JVS came out 2 weeks ago. My application was extended for about 8 months after our interview. It was kind of a struggle but I made it!

[garter26]

Hello, I'm on WHV batch 2019 and had a lung scar on my Xray result, I have no history of TB or any chest related disease. I havent received any advise yet from CO but as per my research, most likely I will have to undergo sputum test. If incase I was cleared already here in PH, pagdating ng NZ do I need to undergo another Xray exam since 6 months lang validity ng Xray? May sputum test ba ulit sa NZ incase may lung scar na naman sa xray rsult?

[allune]

garter26 x-ray will be valid in INZ system for three years.... not 6 months. 6 months kapag hindi mo inialis yung WHV mo within 6 months of approval AND if you will have to apply for another visa...

[garter26]

in case cleared na sa Xray after Sputum and culture test then God's willing visa granted, if I plan to take full medical exam (excluding Xray) here in PH since I'm done with Xray, uulitin ba ulit Xray or no need since done na ako with the procedure?

[allune]

garter26 we won’t know the answer to that...

[mayamaya]

Hi po pwedi po malaman ng list of medical center na pweding puntahan accrideted sa INZ...meron din po lung scar yung husband ko tapos meron na po siyang employer at ng aabi na sa kanya na mag apply na ng visa after contract signing ng email na rin ako sa INZ sabi basta daw hindi na active yung scar pwedi pumasa sa working visa wala po kasi akong idea proccising since direct hiring siya papaano mg apply ng visa anong mga step...sana may makasagkt sa concern ko😔

[divhon]

Pwde ka nman mag pa initila test and magpaconditioning/work up sa kahit sinong specialist. Para alam mo na before hand kung anu ba status ng scar ng husband mo.

Pag sabi nilang ok nman no issue or concern tsaka ka magpamedical either Sa St lukes or sa Nationwide Health systems yang 2 lang na yan ang accredited medical testing center sa Pinas.

[dhan]

Waiting akoh ng result ng cultured test koh...applying fo aewv...pagkatapos b ng cultured eh resume din agad ang visa application koh..salamat sa sasagot..,

[dna041516]

Jan 19, 2024 17:12:42 GMT 12 dhan said:

Waiting akoh ng result ng cultured test koh...applying fo aewv...pagkatapos b ng cultured eh resume din agad ang visa application koh..salamat sa sasagot..,

If I remember correctly kapag ok results ng cultured test sila na magfoforward sa Immigration and wait ka sa advise ng Immigration if accepted yun results and for next steps sa applciation