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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain

A clinical case of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in a sputum sample using Ziehl-Neelsen staining, confirmed by PCR.

Vera Kirnas Vera Kirnas 1 min
Sputum smear, clusters of bright crimson acid-fast mycobacteria
Sputum smear, clusters of bright crimson acid-fast mycobacteria
Microscopy of sputum smear, thin rods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a blue background
Microscopy of sputum smear, thin rods of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a blue background
Sputum preparation, multiple acid-fast rods and their microcolonies
Sputum preparation, multiple acid-fast rods and their microcolonies
Sputum smear, single acid-fast bacilli against a background of mucus and detritus
Sputum smear, single acid-fast bacilli against a background of mucus and detritus
Sputum microscopy in the field of view, leukocytes and a cluster of tuberculosis mycobacteria
Sputum microscopy in the field of view, leukocytes and a cluster of tuberculosis mycobacteria
Sputum smear, epithelial cells, concomitant microflora and mycobacteria
Sputum smear, epithelial cells, concomitant microflora and mycobacteria

🔬 Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sputum sample. Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Confirmed by culture and PCR.

🙏 Case kindly provided by Vera Kirnas Biologist, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, F.S. Ankudinov Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Hospital

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