Infections of Wild Animals with Tubercle Bacilli and other Acid-Fast Bacilli

Pyruvic acid egg medium for tubercle bacilli.

Sputum culture for tubercle bacilli on a solid egg medium containing glycerol was compared with culture on a similar medium containing pyruvic acid and no glycerol. Tubercle bacilli from the sputum of five out of 99 patients grew on pyruvic acid medium but not on glycerol medium. The addition of pyruvic acid is therefore essential when an egg medium is used for the cultural diagnosis of tubercu...

Improved sensitivity of direct microscopy for acid-fast bacilli: sedimentation as an alternative to centrifugation for concentration of tubercle bacilli.

There is a great need for improved methods for the diagnosis of tuberculosis by techniques that are appropriate for control programs in low-income countries. Liquefaction of sputum with sodium hypochlorite followed by concentration of bacilli through overnight sedimentation significantly increases the sensitivity of direct microscopy, and this method could be an alternative for diagnostic cente...

Method for staining both acid-fast and chromophobic tubercle bacilli with carbolfuschsin.

DIFFERENTIATION OF LEPROSY AND TUBERCLE BACILLI. 219 On the Differentiation of Leprosy and Tubercle Bacilli

Comparative morphology of acid-fast bacilli.