Comparison of Ziehl–Neelsen light microscopy and fluorescent (light-emitting diode) microscopy with solid culture for the diagnosis of tuberculosis with special reference to extrapulmonary cases

Comparison of Ziehl–Neelsen light microscopy and fluorescent (light-emitting diode) microscopy with solid culture for the diagnosis of tuberculosis with special reference to extrapulmonary cases

Introduction Owing to the HIV pandemic, partially fuelled by breakdown of infrastructure and poverty, the increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases has reached unmanageable levels in the developing countries. Smear microscopy is still the main diagnostic modality. Efficient and prompt case detection follo...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Ashraf Ali Namaji, Shankar Maheshkumar, Shobha D Nadgir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
auramine-o stain
fluorescent microscopy
light-emitting diode
tuberculosis
ziehl–neelsen stain
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=4;spage=613;epage=619;aulast=Namaji

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