A comparative study between two staining methods employed in the search of alcohol acid resistant bacilli in pulmonary secretions

Authors

  • Clara Pechmann Mendonça Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Araraquara
  • Vera Lygia Ferreira Lourenço Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Araraquara
  • Mario Tsunezi Shimizu Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Araraquara
  • Paulo Roberto Natalino Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Araraquara
  • Ivone Shizuko Anno Faculdade de Farmácia e Odontologia de Araraquara
  • Romanoff Jorge S. Haddad Sanatório Dr. Nestor Goulart Reis
  • José Dario Prada Sanatório Dr. Nestor Goulart Reis
  • Geraldo Campos Costa Sanatório Dr. Nestor Goulart Reis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101975000100003

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Alcohol-acid resistant bacilli, Straing method

Abstract

The comparative results obtained with the study of two staining methods, the Ziehl-Neelsen and the Osol ones, are presented. The study was performed with the alcohol acid resistant bacilli of 337 pulmonary secretion specimens. Evaluation cultures of 287 of these specimens were made. The Osol method proved to be better than the Ziehl-Neelsen one when dealing with discordant baciloscopic evidence. There tended to be a larger ammount of bacilli, too, when the former was used.

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Published

1975-03-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (1975)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Mendonça, C. P., Lourenço, V. L. F., Shimizu, M. T., Natalino, P. R., Anno, I. S., Haddad, R. J. S., Prada, J. D., & Costa, G. C. (1975). A comparative study between two staining methods employed in the search of alcohol acid resistant bacilli in pulmonary secretions . Revista De Saúde Pública, 9(1), 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101975000100003