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Comparative Study
. 1989 Nov 4;133(44):2170-3.

[Detection of Mycobacteria in tissue sections]

[Article in Dutch]
W S Kwee, A P Willig, A W Sturm
  • PMID: 2478897
Comparative Study

[Detection of Mycobacteria in tissue sections]

[Article in Dutch]
W S Kwee et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Erratum in

  • Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1989 Nov 25;133(47):2368

Abstract

A study of 31 patients with Mycobacterium infection was performed. The results of Ziehl-Neelsen(ZN) and auramine-rhodamine(AR) staining techniques were compared with the results of cultures. This study demonstrates that the AR method is more sensitive than the ZN method, but they complement each other and when used in combination allow fast and reliable screening for organisms. The culture is important for classification of Mycobacterium species and drug susceptibility testing.

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