Utility of concentration method by modified bleach technique for the demonstration of acid-fast bacilli in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenopathy
Background: Microscopy detection of acid fast bacilli (AFB) by Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) method has many advantages when it comes to speed and feasibility though it has a low sensitivity. If the sensitivity could be improved, it has the potential to become an even more valuable tool for detection of AFB....
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cytology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=3;spage=165;epage=168;aulast=Chandrasekhar |