A new method for staining leprosy bacilli.
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چکیده
To a paper on a new method for staining tubercle bacilli with Nachtblau which the writer published in 1941, Reenstierna added a short note (1), together with a plate, on its use in staining leprosy bacilli in nasal smears, films of blood, and sections of lepromata. As was the case with tubercle bacilli, the bacilli of leprosy were found to take a dark-blue color, to appear larger and more distinct*, and consequently, when occurring sparsely in the material, to be easier to discover than in corresponding films stained according to Ziehl-Neelsen.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of Leprosy
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1946