A 32-year-old man from rural India presents with persistent cough for 3 weeks, fever, and night sweats. Chest X-ray shows an ill-defined opacity in the right upper lobe with a cavitary lesion. Sputum smear microscopy (Ziehl-Neelsen stain) is negative on two occasions. What is the most appropriate next investigation to confirm tuberculosis?

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