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During a school health screening program, a 9-year-old child presents with low-grade fever, chronic cough, weight loss, anorexia, and cervical lymphadenopathy. The nurse suspects pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following investigations is considered the confirmatory diagnostic test for tuberculosis?

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1Mantoux test
2Chest X-ray
3Sputum culture✓
4Ziehl–Neelsen staining

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Sputum culture

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