In order to assess the clinical value of microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), the results of 3,207 clinical specimens submitted for mycobacterial smear and culture were analyzed. Mycobacteria grew ...

THE method of fluorescent staining for the demonstration of tubercle bacilli in smears proposed in 1937 by Hagemann 1 offered a promising simplification of the rather cumbersome Ziehl—Neelsen technic.

Light microscopy does much what the name implies: visible light and magnifying lenses are used to view small objects. Light microscopes are the oldest form of higher quality imaging devices, dating ...

Aparato Respiratorio Y Tuberculosis (9, No. 4, Oct.–Dec. 1944, published in Santiago De Chile) has a paper with the title "La Microscopia Fluorescente En La Investigacion Del Bacilo Tuberculoso" ...