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Modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining for Mycobacterium leprae

Journal of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2022
Modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining for Mycobacterium leprae is a time-tested technique in the evaluation of leprosy. The staining helps to classify clinical types of leprosy into those with low and high bacillary load. It is also useful in assessing the response to therapy, identifying defaulters, and differentiating relapse from late reversal reactions ...
Neelima Mohan, Minu Sunil, Gopinadhan Akhil, Sujaya Krishna Priya, Vrinda Vijayakumar, Mary Vineetha, Machiyanickal Isaac Celine, Kidangazhiathmana Ajithkumar   +7 more
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Segmentation of TB Bacilli in Ziehl-Neelsen Sputum Slide Images using k-means Clustering Technique

, 2018
Image segmentation is the most crucial steps in determining the accuracy of a medical diagnosis system that is based on image processing procedures. Therefore, it is important to select a suitable image segmentation technique to obtain good results and ...
R. Raof, M. Y. Mashor, S. Noor
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Fatal Hemorrhagic Septicemia in Common Guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) Caused by Photobacterium damselae Subsp. damselae in a Controlled Environment

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Elasmobranchs, including sharks and rays, are commonly housed in public aquariums due to their ecological significance and educational value. The common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos), currently listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN, is particularly susceptible to population declines due to overfishing and bycatch.
Giorgia Bignami, Teresa Pirollo, Perla Tedesco, Monica Caffara, Maria Letizia Fioravanti, Elena Campesi, Cristiano Da Rugna, Stefano Gridelli, Francesco Quaglio, Andrea Gustinelli   +9 more
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Reducing the Number of Sputum Samples Examined and Thresholds for Positivity: An Opportunity to Optimise Smear Microscopy. [PDF]

, 2007
SETTING: Urban health clinic, Nairobi. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact on tuberculosis (TB) case detection and laboratory workload of reducing the number of sputum smears examined and thresholds for diagnosing positive smears and positive cases. DESIGN:
Bonnet, M, Gagnidze, L, Githui, W, Guerin, P J J, Ramsay, A, Varaine, F   +5 more
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Trouble in the Tank: A Case Report of Fatal Scuticociliate Encephalitis in a Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 49, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract This case report presents a recent case of scuticociliatosis in a whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), housed at a zoo (Haus des Meeres Aqua Terra Zoo, Vienna, Austria). Clinical signs such as uncoordinated swimming and body tilt were observed prior to death.
Hella Schwegler, Jeff Schreiner, Maria Prüllage, Karoline Lipnik, Astrid S. Holzer, Eva Lewisch   +5 more
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Evaluation of MODS Culture in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and ObjectivesCulture of M. tuberculosis is the golden standard for the diagnosis of TB which is a much more sensitive test than Smear examination. There is a strong need to use the new assays in order to speed up diagnostic methods.
Z. Aminzadeh, F. Fallah, B. Manafian, P. Baghaei   +3 more
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. oocytes in artificial beaches of Itaipu Lake, Paraná, Brazil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017
Cryptosporidiosis is an emerging zoonosis that causes many outbreaks worldwide. Its main route of transmission is the consumption of contaminated water or food. In Brazil, data on to the occurrence of cryptosporidiosis in animals and in humans are scarce;
Alessandra Snak, Pedro Rodrigo Hillesheim Soares, Erton Gomes da Silva, Mallú Jagnow Sereno, Felipe Gustavo Garcia, Marcia Benedita de Oliveira Silva, Silvia Cristina Osaki   +6 more
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Coinfection by Ureaplasma spp., Photobacterium damselae and an Actinomyces-like microorganism in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with pleuropneumonia stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy [PDF]

, 2016
A case of pleuropneumonia is reported in an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded in 2014 along the Central Adriatic coast of Italy.
Camm\ue0, Cesare, Curini, Valentina, Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda, Di Francesco, Gabriella, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Di Provvido, Andrea, Ferri, Nicola, Mazzariol, Sandro, Proietto, Umberto   +8 more
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A Case Report on Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection in an Otherwise Healthy Individual—A Diagnostic Challenge

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection can mimic tuberculosis (TB) in immunocompetent individuals, leading to diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Clinicians should consider nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in patients unresponsive to anti‐tubercular therapy (ATT), especially in endemic regions.
Abdulla Bin Hridoy, Shadman Newaz, Moontasir Ahmed, Jannat Ara Tina, Supritom Sarker, Anika Tabassum, Mohammad Zakaria Al‐Aziz, Md. Robed Amin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examination of smears for tubercle bacilli by Fluorescence Microscopy [PDF]

, 1959
IN underdeveloped countries, laboratory facilities for the bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis are at present, very limited. Cultural methods are unlikely to be used on a large scale for many years to come.
Holst, Else, Mitchison, D A, Radhakrishna, S   +2 more
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