How to quantitatively report Acid Fast Bacilli in stained smear

If definite Acid Fast Bacilli are seen, report it as AFB positive. But, it is better to report the result quantitatively as follows: > 10 AFB/high power field                ...

Giant Langhans Cell and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis organisms are identified by their red color on acid-fast staining (Ziehl–Neelsen stain)   The granulomas of tuberculosis tend to contain necrosis ...

Auramine-Rhodamine Staining for acid-fast organisms

The auramine-rhodamine stain (AR), is histological technique used to visualize acid-fast bacilli using fluorescence microscopy, especially the Mycobacterium genus like Tuberculosis ...

smear of acid fast staining

 
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