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Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique can diagnose paragonimiasis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the Ziehl-Neelsen staining (ZNS) technique for the diagnosis of paragonimiasis in Laos and compared different modifications of the ZNS techniques.
Günther Slesak, Saythong Inthalad, Phadsana Basy, Dalaphone Keomanivong, Ounheaun Phoutsavath, Somchaivang Khampoui, Aude Grosrenaud, Vincent Amstutz, Hubert Barennes, Yves Buisson, Peter Odermatt   +10 more
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Agreement between Direct Fluorescent Microscopy and Ziehl-Neelsen Concentration Techniques in Detection of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]

Ethiop J Health Sci, 2017
Background The sensitivity of smear microscopy for diagnosis of tuberculosis might be improved through treatment of sputum with sodium hypochlorite and application of fluorescent microscopy.
Workineh M, Maru M, Seman I, Bezu Z, Negash M, Melku M, Gize A, Shibabaw A.   +7 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genotypes circulating in Nigeria based on spoligotyping obtained from Ziehl-Neelsen stained slides extracted DNA. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most threatening diseases and Nigeria has one of the world’s largest burdens. This study performed high-throughput spoligotyping directly on sputum smears to describe the Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains circulating
Molina-Moya B, Gomgnimbou MK, Spinasse L, Obasanya J, Oladimeji O, Dacombe R, Edwards T, Daragon XO, Lawson L, Abdurrahman ST, Cuevas LE, Dominguez J, Sola C.   +12 more
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La coloración de Ziehl-Neelsen en histopatología

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 1988
El diagnóstico definitivo de las enfermedades infecciosas causadas por micobacterias se basa en la demostración de su agente etiológico. Esto se consigue, entre otras formas, por histopatología, mediante la tinción de los bacilos ácido alcohol ...
Patricia J. de Naranjo, Gerzaín Rodríguez, Jaime Rodríguez A., María Leonor Caldas   +3 more
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Ziehl-Neelsen in Schistosomiasis: Much More Than Staining the Shell and Species Identification. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2016
The Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) stain, also known as the acid-fast stain, has been reported to be helpful in detection and identification of Schistosoma eggs.
Vieira S, Belo S, Hänscheid T.
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Sub-optimal Specificity of Modified Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Quick Identification of Tuberculous Meningitis. [PDF]

Front Microbiol, 2016
Background: Microbiological confirmation of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains problematic. We assessed the diagnostic performance of a modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) staining method that showed promise in earlier studies. Methods: Patients evaluated for
Wang T, Feng GD, Pang Y, Yang YN, Dai W, Zhang L, Zhou LF, Yang JL, Zhan LP, Marais BJ, Zhao YL, Zhao G.   +11 more
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Cytomorphological patterns of tubercular lymphadenitis and its comparison with Ziehl-Neelsen staining and culture in eastern up. (Gorakhpur region): Cytological study of 400 cases.

J Cytol, 2017
Background: Tuberculous lymphadenitis is most common cause of lymphadenopathy in developing countries. Although enormous literature is available on various aspects of the disease including cytological patterns and its incidence in others parts of India ...
Mitra SK, Misra RK, Rai P.
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Improving the microbiological diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: A prospective, international, multicentre comparison of conventional and modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain, GeneXpert, and culture of cerebrospinal fluid. [PDF]

J Infect, 2018
Heemskerk AD, Donovan J, Thu DDA, Marais S, Chaidir L, Dung VTM, Centner CM, Ha VTN, Annisa J, Dian S, Bovijn L, Mai NTH, Phu NH, Chau NVV, Ganiem AR, Van CT, Geskus RB, Thuong NTT, Ruslami R, Meintjes G, van Crevel R, Wilkinson RJ, Thwaites GE.   +22 more
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Ziehl-Neelsen sputum smear microscopy image database: a resource to facilitate automated bacilli detection for tuberculosis diagnosis. [PDF]

J Med Imaging (Bellingham), 2017
Shah MI, Mishra S, Yadav VK, Chauhan A, Sarkar M, Sharma SK, Rout C.   +6 more
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Same day sputum smear microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: Ziehl-Neelsen versus fluorescent staining.

J Family Med Prim Care, 2015
Background: Sputum smear microscopy is the main tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Chandra TJ, Selvaraj R, Sharma YV.
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