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Acid Fast Bacillae Staining Method

Known as: AFB Staining, ACID FAST STAIN, Acid Fast Staining 
The use of acid-fast stain to examine a specimen for the presence of acid-fast microorganisms, specifically mycobacteria.
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2015
2015
The role of laboratory investigations in evaluating abdominal tuberculosis
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major health problem in developing countries like India. Abdominal… (More)
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2014
2014
Assessment of the Quantitative Ability of AdvanSure TB/NTM Real-Time PCR in Respiratory Specimens by Comparison with Phenotypic Methods
Accurate quantification of mycobacterial load is important to evaluate disease severity and to monitor the course of treatment in… (More)
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2012
2012
Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema in an immunocompetent child: Significance of AFB staining in aspirated pus
Tuberculous brain abscess and subdural empyema are extremely rare manifestations of central nervous system tuberculosis. Here, we… (More)
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2008
2008
Evaluation of clinico-radiological, bacteriological, serological, molecular and histological diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis
BACKGROUND The diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis is clinico-radiological in endemic areas. However every patient does not… (More)
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2002
2002
Primary tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: report of three cases.
We report on three cases with rapidly increasing thyroid masses who were referred with the provisional diagnosis of thyroid… (More)
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1998
Review
1998
Detecting disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infections in HIV-positive patients. The usefulness of bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens, aspirate cultures, and blood cultures.
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections are common in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS… (More)
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1997
1997
Atypical locations of pulmonary tuberculosis and the influence of the roentgenographic patterns and sample type in its diagnosis.
In 97 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), we analyzed the incidence of atypical roentgenographic locations, roentgenographic… (More)
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