A SIMPLE COLD STAINING METHOD FOR ACID FAST BACILLI.
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ABSTRACT: Sputum from 105 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were studied. Direct and post concentration smears were stained by Ziehl - Neelsen (ZN) and cold staining methods. The cold staining method is simple, because it eliminates heatingof stain. For direct smear, the correlations of cold staining procedure with conventional ZN method was 93% and for post concentration smear it was 100%.
SUBMITTER: Lahiri KK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5529720 | biostudies-other | 1994 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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