Comparison of variants of carbol-fuchsin solution in Ziehl-Neelsen for detection of acid-fast bacilli

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 226-229

  Selvakumar, N ^a,c   Gomathi Sekar, M ^a   Rahman, F ^a   Syamsunder, A ^a   Duraipandian, M ^a   Wares, F ^b   Narayanan, P R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

AFB; Carbol fuchsin; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Ziehl Neelsen staining

Indexed keywords

FUCHSINE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; STAINING; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING;

COLORING AGENTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ROSANILINE DYES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14044252144     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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