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1 ishing characteristics: its ability to stain acid-fast and its ability to cause long-term latent infe

2 ogy and staining were conserved for modified acid-fast and modified trichrome stains.

3 al staining procedures, such as the modified acid-fast and safranin stains, are generally employed.

4 a, trichrome, chromotrope, Gram-chromotrope, acid-fast, and safranin stains.

5 oocysts retained full fluorescence, modified acid-fast- and safranin-stained smears of Cryptosporidiu

6 rescein diacetate, quantitative culture, and acid-fast auramine microscopy were all performed in trip

7 mycobacterial growth and those with positive acid fast bacilli (AFB) growth were tested to detect myc

8 Higher LL-37 concentrations correlated with acid fast bacilli sputum smear positivity and weight gt

9 tions from silica-exposed mice had many more acid fast bacilli(+) (AFB(+)) organisms than from contro

10 h, and 94 (92%) had sputa smear-positive for acid fast bacilli.

11 ulated the percentage of lipid body-positive acid-fast bacilli (%LB + AFB) on sputum smears.

12 system using Middlebrook broth selective for acid-fast bacilli (13A medium).

13 ns submitted for microscopy for detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) and for mycobacterial culture an

14 Sputum smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) are the primary methods for diag

15 Contamination of broth cultures of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) by bacterial species other than

16 Detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) by sputum smear supports treatme

17 sputum corresponded well with the numbers of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) counted by microscopy.

18 Smears were positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) in 63% (677 of 1,082) of specime

19 pic examination of respiratory specimens for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) plays a key role in the initial

20 red to 2 sputum samples, each evaluated with acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear and mycobacterial culture

21 of tuberculosis (TB) are more accurate than acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy and are faster

22 Sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy has suboptimal

23 y isolation pending results of serial sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear microscopy is standard pra

24 farct, adrenal necrosis, and hemorrhage, and acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were seen in the lung, liver, ki

25 ing collections; and quantitative smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) with quantitative cultures.

26 ogy, immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), and mycobacterial polymerase ch

27 ure for M. ulcerans, or a smear positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), together with a possible histol

28 l of 106 specimens were culture positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB).

29 esses digital microscopic images to identify acid-fast bacilli (AFB).

30 generally requires specialized cultures for acid-fast bacilli (AFB; AFB cultures).

31 60 and Middlebrook 7H11 biplates), smear for acid-fast bacilli (AFB; auramine O), and clinical course

32 imen inclusion were (i) a positive smear for acid-fast bacilli (n = 54) and (ii) the source if the sm

33 hu10Tg mice showed marked increases in both acid-fast bacilli and host macrophages.

34 agement of highly infectious agents, such as acid-fast bacilli and systemic fungi, were revealed.

35 44 nerves from armadillos were screened for acid-fast bacilli and thin sections were examined ultras

36 Bronchoscopic washings revealed acid-fast bacilli and were culture positive for M tuberc

37 ee sputum specimens, which were examined for acid-fast bacilli by use of direct auramine and Ziehl-Ne

38 nfirmed cases, and yield of sputum smear for acid-fast bacilli cases.

39 Only 46 (32%) of these 143 patients had acid-fast bacilli detected in smears; acid-fast bacilli

40 patients with smears that were positive for acid-fast bacilli had a median treatment interval of 3 d

41 l-defective bacteria which later reverted to acid-fast bacilli have been isolated from sarcoid tissue

42 s included smears of aspirated materials for acid-fast bacilli in 11, mycobacterial culture in 14, an

43 sed on passive case finding and detection of acid-fast bacilli in sputum samples to diagnose pulmonar

44 sure the progressive reduction of numbers of acid-fast bacilli in the sputum smear and the clearance

45 had a respirator-fit testing program but no acid-fast bacilli isolation rooms.

46 Cultures of valve tissue for acid-fast bacilli might be considered in some cases of a

47 rculosis but sputum smears were negative for acid-fast bacilli on 3 consecutive days) and 22,716 case

48 Of 60 samples, 15 showed acid-fast bacilli on special staining.

49 ted using the MTBDRplus assay after positive acid-fast bacilli or culture.

50 d with broth from MGIT cultures positive for acid-fast bacilli or growth on a solid medium, we compar

51 ious tuberculosis by simple sputum smear for acid-fast bacilli remains an important tool, and more ra

52 attern, and increase in the highest grade of acid-fast bacilli smear (AFS).

53 erformance scores (P = 0.016), higher sputum acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy grades (P = 0.007), l

54 Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

55 Six hundred and fifty-seven direct patient acid-fast bacilli smear-positive specimens resistant to

56 dictor of infection than the standard sputum acid-fast bacilli smear.

57 thological testing of skin-biopsy specimens, acid-fast bacilli smears, and microbial cultures and ant

58 ne (3%) case of a lymph node with a positive acid-fast bacilli stain.

59 We modified microscopy for acid-fast bacilli to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) using sm

60 ucibacillary specimens that are negative for acid-fast bacilli using smear microscopy.

61 The sensitivity of mSDA for detecting acid-fast bacilli was 96.4% compared to that of MGIT cul

62 ts had acid-fast bacilli detected in smears; acid-fast bacilli were detected in the first submitted s

63 No acid-fast bacilli were seen, but small budding yeasts ch

64 red around and within the necrotic core, and acid-fast bacilli were visible both within macrophages a

65 and one necrotizing granuloma (negative for acid-fast bacilli) that grew Mycobacterium kansasii on c

66 bacteria were found to be classic rod-shaped acid-fast bacilli, while in the stationary phase M. smeg

67 f 596 blocks containing nerve, 36% contained acid-fast bacilli.

68 than H37Ra, based on the numbers of CFU and acid-fast bacilli.

69 nd were examined for granuloma formation and acid-fast bacilli.

70 ost cases were not sputum-smear positive for acid-fast bacilli.

71 on associated with areas of inflammation and acid-fast bacilli.

72 heterogeneous morphology and distribution of acid-fast bacilli; only at the surface of cavities, i.e.

73 Frequency of CSF acid-fast-bacilli smear positivity was 8.9% (95% CI 5.0-

74 Eighty percent (680/848) of patients having acid-fast-bacilli-smear-positive specimens had MTD perfo

75 cepacia selective agar (BCSA) and a standard acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture method for the isolatio

76 which was likely overlooked by conventional acid-fast bacillus (AFB) culture methods.

77 Average time to acid-fast bacillus (AFB) detection and identification to

78 bioaerosols generated by the Xpert assay to acid-fast bacillus (AFB) microscope slide smear preparat

79 culture positive, of which 276 (72.8%) were acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear positive.

80 successfully recovered NTM from samples with acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear scores of 3+/4+ (i.e., 2

81 berculosis as measured by detection of rRNA, acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear, and culture was determin

82 MTB) was employed to detect organisms in 135 acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear-positive respiratory spec

83 rize mutations in the gyrA and gyrB genes of acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear-positive sediments or of

84 To evaluate the efficacy of three sputum acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smears to rule out pulmonary tu

85 ne precautions" category from three negative acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smears to two, or even one.

86 Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) spinal osteomyelitis in a patie

87 for newer samples and was not decreased for acid-fast bacillus (AFB) stain-negative specimens.

88 ypropylbetaine (CB-18) on the sensitivity of acid-fast bacillus (AFB) staining.

89 In acid-fast bacillus (AFB)-negative sputum, sensitivity wa

90 CR for use with respiratory, nonrespiratory, acid-fast bacillus (AFB)-positive and AFB-negative speci

91 identify Mycobacterium species directly from acid-fast bacillus (AFB)-positive mycobacterial culture

92 CSF did not grow any bacteria, fungus, or acid-fast bacillus at culture.

93 CSF fungal culture, 267, $999, and 67 h; CSF acid-fast bacillus culture, 275, $1,662, and 124 h; stoo

94 thods was as follows: fluorochrome stain for acid-fast bacillus microscopy (47%); radiometric methods

95 nded techniques increased from 44 to 73% for acid-fast bacillus microscopy, from 27 to 37% for primar

96 The acid-fast bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis is often t

97 The more rapid stain permitted consistent acid-fast bacillus quantitation and exhibited less debri

98 uberculosis, we retrospectively reviewed the acid-fast bacillus smear and culture results of patients

99 The 2002 external QA guidelines for acid-fast bacillus smear microscopy were implemented, an

100 30 strain were less likely to be respiratory acid-fast bacillus smear positive (51% versus 72%).

101 same performance values for the fluorochrome acid-fast bacillus smear were 33, 98, 62, and 94%, respe

102 The diagnostic yield of acid-fast bacillus smear with CB-18 in the absence of fl

103 ex (MTB) was used to detect organisms in 366 acid-fast bacillus smear-positive respiratory specimens.

104 uberculosis, revealed by positive results of acid-fast bacillus smears.

105 It is a curved, acid-fast bacillus that is naturally attenuated with a n

106 terium triplex was first named in 1996 as an acid-fast bacillus with features that most resemble Myco

107 zed: not performing fungal or mycobacterial (acid-fast bacillus) cultures on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF

108 tum specimens is very high and that only two acid-fast-bacillus smear-positive specimens are needed f

109 The yield of mycobacterial culture from acid-fast-bacillus smear-positive sputum specimens was 3

110 Sputum acid-fast-bacillus smears became negative in all patient

111 ycobacterium tuberculosis is the hallmark of acid fast bacteria and is responsible for much of its ph

112 cally relevant Gram-negative, -positive, and acid fast bacteria.

113 Fifty-two specimens were smear positive for acid-fast bacteria (AFB); M. tuberculosis was isolated f

114 J) systems for the recovery of mycobacteria (acid-fast bacteria [AFB]) from 1,441 clinical specimens.

115 Acid-fast bacteria and ESAT-6-expressing leukocytes were

116 dered particularly in cases where smears for acid-fast bacteria are positive but cultures are negativ

117 uberculous mycobacteria are a large group of acid-fast bacteria that are very widely distributed in t

118 ous mycobacteria (NTM) are a large family of acid-fast bacteria, widespread in the environment.

119 All the processed specimens which were acid-fast bacterium (AFB) smear positive were used for s

120 erformance of the MID-DRS was also tested on acid-fast-bacterium (AFB)-positive clinical specimens, r

121 ted for use in the routine identification of acid-fast isolates growing in BACTEC 12B and 13A liquid

122 PCR-RFLP identified 100 of 103 acid-fast isolates recovered from 610 patient specimens

123 Seventy-six acid-fast isolates were identified as M. paratuberculosi

124 laboratories using fluorescence staining for acid-fast microscopy has increased from 71.4 to 85.7%, t

125 and human immunodeficiency virus infection, acid-fast microscopy is highly sensitive (93.1%) and spe

126 ratories in low-income countries report that acid-fast microscopy is insensitive and nonspecific.

127 Acid-fast microscopy results changed little during early

128 as 5.1% (IQR, 2.4%-11%) the concentration of acid-fast microscopy-positive bacteria (2069 [IQR, 1358-

129 ere compared with the results of culture and acid-fast microscopy.

130 erculosis using FDA microscopy, culture, and acid-fast microscopy.

131 tablished experimental animal infections are acid-fast negative, clearly cell wall changes are occurr

132 n at room temperature, a very slowly growing acid-fast organism was isolated.

133 guous method for species assignment of these acid-fast organisms for diagnostic purposes.

134 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an acid-fast pathogen of humans and the etiological agent o

135 In comparison to spoligotyping of acid-fast-positive MGIT cultures, percent agreement betw

136 of Cyclospora stain variably by the modified acid-fast procedure, resulting in the possible misidenti

137 nd 1999 from five spontaneous disease cases, acid-fast rods were consistently found within lesions, a

138 Acid-fast rods were detected within the smallest lesions

139 l growth, which (if present) are examined by acid-fast smear analysis.

140 in only 1 patient who was positive by sputum acid-fast smear and spent substantial amounts of time at

141 ultaneously assessed the diagnostic yield of acid-fast smear in this same cohort.

142 These results indicate that acid-fast smear using >/= 5.0 ml of sputum increases sen

143 Sputum quantitative culture, acid-fast smear, days-to-positive by BACTEC, and Mycobac

144 sensitivity and specificity of the test with acid-fast smear, mycobacterial culture, and clinical eva

145 verall sensitivities of the assay, including acid-fast smear-positive and -negative specimens, were 9

146 Both acid-fast smear-positive and smear-negative respiratory

147 st was evaluated using a combined set of 338 acid-fast smear-positive and smear-negative, respiratory

148 s of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acid-fast smear-positive sputum samples since 1996.

149 ely evaluated 183 hospitalized patients with acid-fast smear-positive tuberculosis who gave no histor

150 Of 179 acid-fast, smear-positive specimens that were culture po

151 because culture takes weeks and conventional acid-fast sputum microscopy and molecular tests cannot d

152 ligase chain reaction (LCR)-based assay and acid-fast stain and culture techniques.

153 Modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stain is the most commonly used stain to ident

154 Without specific training, using the Kinyoun acid-fast stain, definitive cording was found in 237 of

155 pings using Gram stain, the modified Kinyoun acid-fast stain, or both.

156 for Cryptosporidium, and modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stained smears for the detection of Cryptospor

157 (Alexon-Trend, Inc.), and modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stained smears were 68, 70, and 78%, respectiv

158 Kinyoun acid-fast stained smears were prepared from 666 positive

159 SpecT microplate assay or modified Kinyoun's acid-fast stained smears.

160 Microscopic examination of acid-fast-stained sputum smears is the current standard

161 made by concentration of stools followed by acid-fast staining (AF) or immunofluorescent staining.

162 10(1) to 10(6)/g of feces) were evaluated by acid-fast staining (AF), an immunofluorescent antibody (

163 Nocardia sp. due, in part, to its partially acid-fast staining characteristic, morphology, and odor.

164 In addition, cell morphology and acid-fast staining characteristics showed variations wit

165 respiratory specimens to improve culture and acid-fast staining of mycobacteria is introduced.

166 nents work together to lead to the classical acid-fast staining of mycobacteria.

167 cteristic rod shape and developed a punctate acid-fast staining pattern with carbolfuchsin.

168 t, and 96 h for H37Rv and 104 h for H37Ra by acid-fast staining).

169 Gram staining, acid-fast staining, and lactic acid, cryptococcal antige

170 Mycobacterial growth was evaluated by acid-fast staining, electron microscopy, and colony-form

171 taining procedure, besides being superior to acid-fast staining, is fast, reliable, and easy to perfo

172 n mycolic acid synthesis, results in loss of acid-fast staining.

173 ith trichrome, iron-hematoxylin, or modified acid-fast stains or the Meridian Bioscience, Inc., Giard

174 ng staining with both trichrome and modified acid-fast stains.

175 pifluorescence microscopy), (ii) in modified acid-fast-, trichrome-, and safranin-stained smears, and