Comparison of machine and manual staining of direct smears for acid-fast bacilli by fluorescence microscopy.
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Comparisons were made in Lusaka and in London between manual staining and staining in an automatic machine with auramine-phenol of direct smears of sputum and other types of specimen for acid-fast bacilli. No evidence was obtained of carry-over of acid-fast bacilli from positive to negative smears during machine staining. There was improved contrast between bacilli and the background in smears prepared with the machine.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical pathology
دوره 29 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976