Morphological features of alveolar macrophages in native sputum and Ziehl-Neelsen stained smears. Leukocytes and cellular inclusions.
🔬 Native sputum smear. Alveolar macrophages against a background of a large number of leukocytes. The last photo shows Ziehl-Neelsen staining, featuring the same alveolar macrophages.
🙏 Images kindly provided by KDL biologist Yulia Guseva of GBUZ Belorechenskaya Central District Hospital.
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