A comparative study on the different staining methods and number of specimens for the detection of acid fast bacilli

A comparative study on the different staining methods and number of specimens for the detection of acid fast bacilli

The presence of acid fast bacilli in multiple specimens was investigated comparatively with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) and fluorescence microscopy (FM) staining in order to determine sensitivity in detecting tuberculosis (TB). A total of 465 specimens obtained from 295 patients were analysed at Harran Unive...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Ulukanligil, Gonul Aslan, Sami Tasçi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
sensitivity
Ziehl Neelsen
fluorescence microscopy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600019

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