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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
JustificationRevised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) has focused on adults with smear positivity — a tool not so… 
2006
2006
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
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
ABSTRACT Mycobacterium tuberculosis can persist in sputum for long periods of time after the initiation of antituberculosis… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Diagnosis of mycobacterial infection is made by assessment of characeristic histological features, staining of acid‐fast bacilli… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
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
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
Five patients had opportunistic pulmonary infection caused by acid-fast bacilli, unusual clinical presentations and a unique… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Twelve cases are reported in which tendon sheaths, joints, bursae, or soft tissue were infected with unclassified species of… 
1934
1934
The etiologic relationship of Hodgkin's disease (lymphogranulomatosis) and tuberculosis remains uncertain. Most of the…