Ziehl-Neelsen staining: Strong red on weak blue, or weak red under strong blue?

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1160-1161

  Angra, P ^b   Becx Bleumink, M ^c   Gilpin, C ^d   Joloba, M ^e   Jost, K ^f   Kam, K M ^g   Kim, S J ^h   Lumb, R ⁱ   Mitarai, S ^j   Ramsay, A ^k   Ridderhof, J ^b   Rieder, H L ^h   Selvakumar, N ^l   Van Beers, S ^m   Van Cleeff, M ⁿ   Van Deun, Armand ^a,h   Vincent, V ^k  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

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

^c Independent TB Consultant ^*  (Belgium)

^d Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory   (Australia)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^h INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^j FUKUJUJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^k WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^l INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^m ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

ⁿ KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUCHSINE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; HEATING; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMEAR; STAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MYCOBACTERIUM; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 36348949728     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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