In the patient suspected of having tuberculosis, what finding on Gram stain would result in the initiation of antituberculosis medications?

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In patients with suspected tuberculosis, the finding of acid-fact bacilli in stained specimens of sputum often prompts initiation of antituberculous therapy, because culture isolation of M. tuberculosis may take up to 6 weeks.

In the Patient Suspected of Having Tuberculosis, What Finding on Gram