Ultraviolet light enhances the bovine serum albumin fixation for acid fast bacilli stain.

The use of a liquid culture system such as MGIT broth has greatly improved the sensitivity of isolating mycobacteria in clinical laboratories. Microscopic visualization of acid fast bacilli (AFB) in the culture positive MGIT broth remains the first routine step for rapidly indicating the presence of...

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Main Authors: Jun-Ren Sun, Yun-Hsiang Cheng, Pei-Yin Lai, Shih-Yi Lee, Yu-Ching Chou, Yung-Chieh Fu, Chen-Cheng Wu, Tzong-Shi Chiueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3931762?pdf=render