Comparison of two different strengths of carbol fuchsin in Zieh-Neelsen staining for detecting acid-fast bacilli [8]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3459-

  Angra, Pawan ^a   Ridderhof, John ^a   Smithwick, Ronald ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUCHSINE; PHENOL; WATER;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE CONTROL; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SMEAR; STAINING; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ROSANILINE DYES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM; STAINING AND LABELING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038494548     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3459.2003     Document Type: Letter

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