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There are several AFB stains: | There are several AFB stains: | ||
*Ziehl-Neelson stain - used to look for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. | *Ziehl-Neelson stain - used to look for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. | ||
*Fite stain - used to look for Mycobacterium laprae.<ref>[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/FITES.PDF http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/FITES.PDF]</ref> | *Fite stain - used to look for Mycobacterium laprae.<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/FITES.PDF http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/MANUALS/FITES.PDF]. Accessed on: 19 May 2011.</ref> | ||
*Auramine rhodamine. | *Auramine-rhodamine stain. | ||
===Ziehl-Neelsen stain=== | ===Ziehl-Neelsen stain=== | ||
*Most popular acid-fast bacilli stain. | *Most popular acid-fast bacilli stain. | ||
*Stains other mycobacteria -- not specific for tuberculosis. | *Stains other mycobacteria -- not specific for tuberculosis. | ||
**Stains nocardia.<ref>[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG024.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG024.html]</ref> | **Stains nocardia.<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG024.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG024.html]. Accessed on: 19 May 2011.</ref> | ||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis_Ziehl-Neelsen_stain_02.jpg ZN stain (WC/CDC)]. | |||
===Fite stain=== | ===Fite stain=== | ||
Interpretation: | Interpretation: | ||
*Red = AFB. | *Red = AFB. | ||
*Blue = background. | *Blue = background. | ||
===Auramine-rhodamine stain=== | |||
*Fluorescent stain. | |||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptosporidium_parvum_auramine-rhodamine_labeled.jpg AR stain (WC/CDC)]. | |||
==Congo red stain== | ==Congo red stain== | ||