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Acid-Fast Bacilli Measurement

Known as: AFB, Acid-Fast Bacilli 
The determination of the amount of acid-fast bacilli present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Consensus statement on childhood tuberculosis
JustificationRevised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) has focused on adults with smear positivity — a tool not so… 
2006
2006
Real-time PCR assay for improved detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in paraffin-embedded tissues.
OBJECTIVE To test the usefulness of a commercially available real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) kit for the detection of… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Application of enzyme amplified mycobacterial DNA detection in the diagnosis of pulmonary & extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES As isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in culture requires a long time, there is a need for simple… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparison of the ABI 7700 System (TaqMan) and Competitive PCR for Quantification of IS6110 DNA in Sputum during Treatment of Tuberculosis
ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis can persist in sputum for long periods of time after the initiation of antituberculosis… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF DIFFERENT PCR ASSAYS FOR THE DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIAL DNA IN GRANULOMATOUS LYMPHADENOPATHY
Diagnosis of mycobacterial infection is made by assessment of characeristic histological features, staining of acid‐fast bacilli… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
High predictive value of the acid-fast smear for Mycobacterium tuberculosis despite the high prevalence of Mycobacterium avium complex in respiratory specimens.
The value of the smear for acid-fast bacilli in predicting pulmonary tuberculosis is unclear in a setting where there is a high… 
1992
1992
Sonographic features of genitourinary tuberculosis.
During the past 2 years, we examined 20 patients with genitourinary tuberculosis. In i 3 patients, the diagnosis was established… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Opportunistic pneumonia: a clinicopathological study of five cases caused by an unidentified acid-fast bacterium.
Five patients had opportunistic pulmonary infection caused by acid-fast bacilli, unusual clinical presentations and a unique… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Infection of tendon sheaths, bursae, joints, and soft tissues by acid-fast bacilli other than tubercle bacilli.
Twelve cases are reported in which tendon sheaths, joints, bursae, or soft tissue were infected with unclassified species of… 
1934
1934
ETIOLOGY OF HODGKIN'S DISEASE: II. SKIN REACTION TO AVIAN AND HUMAN TUBERCULIN PROTEINS IN HODGKIN'S DISEASE
The etiologic relationship of Hodgkin's disease (lymphogranulomatosis) and tuberculosis remains uncertain. Most of the… 
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