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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum Smear: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain

Detection of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum smears. Microscopic findings after Ziehl-Neelsen staining in a clinical laboratory.

Inna Storozheva Inna Storozheva 1 min
Sputum smear, Ziehl-Neelsen stain: acid-fast mycobacteria
Sputum smear, Ziehl-Neelsen stain: acid-fast mycobacteria
Sputum smear: clusters of acid-fast bacilli against a background of cellular elements
Sputum smear: clusters of acid-fast bacilli against a background of cellular elements
Sputum smear: numerous bright crimson Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sputum smear: numerous bright crimson Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum

🙏 Photos kindly provided by Inna Storozheva, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory of the Regional Hospital, Kaliningrad.

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