Comparison between fluorescent and Ziehl-Neelsen staining methods of pulmonary secretions
A comparison between fluorescent microscopy and the Ziehl-Neelsen methods for evidencing resistant acid-fast bacilli in pulmonary secretions was drawn. Sensibility and specificity of each one were evaluated according to the results of the sputum culture examination. The fluorescent method showed a v...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1978 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/22901 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/22901 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tuberculose^i1^sdiagnóst Microscopia fluorescente Tuberculosis^i2^sdiagno Microscopy^i2^sfluoresce |
| Sumario: | A comparison between fluorescent microscopy and the Ziehl-Neelsen methods for evidencing resistant acid-fast bacilli in pulmonary secretions was drawn. Sensibility and specificity of each one were evaluated according to the results of the sputum culture examination. The fluorescent method showed a variety in sensibility of 7.28% and 3.17% in the studied areas. The differences in specificity were insignificant. There was a positive association between the two methods. |
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