This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Under RNTCP sputum sample slide with 3 AFB per oil immersion field will be repoed as: 
Select and explain. 
A. Scanty, B. + (1+), C. ++ (2+), D. +++ (3+)
C: ++ (2+)
Answer: C: ++ (2+) 
Explanation: Number of AFB Result repoed No AFB per 100 oil immersion fields 0 1-9 AFB per 100 oil immersion fields Scanty 10-99 AFB per 100 oil immersion fields + (1+) 1-10 AFB per oil immersion fields ++ (2+) >10 AFB per oil immersion fields +++ (3+) Ref: Park's textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 21stedition, page-169.