Kinyoun acid fast stain
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Indications
- detection of Mycobacterium spp
Laboratory
- acid-fast bacteria are pink against a blue background
Procedure
- 3 separate specimens to be collected on successive days
More general terms
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 490