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Ziehl-Neelsen stain
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Ziehl-Neelsen stain
a carbol-fuchsin stain most used for the detection of Mycobacterium spp.


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Direct microscopic examinations were carried out after results obtained by Gram and Ziehl-Neelsen staining showed that the lymph node was negative for acid-fast bacilli.
Ziehl-Neelsen staining of CSF for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) was positive.
Five patients underwent fine needle aspiration biopsy of a peripheral lymph node; all were positive for AFB by Ziehl-Neelsen staining and were culture-positive for MTBC.
 
 
 
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