Staining techniques for detection of acid fast bacilli: what hope does fluorescein-diacetate (FDA) vitality staining technique represent for the monitoring of tuberculosis treatment in resource limited settings
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- Published by Herbert Publications PVT LTD in International Research Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 1 (1), 1
- https://doi.org/10.7243/2055-0901-1-1
Abstract
Despite the recent development of more sensitive technologies, diagnosis of tuberculosis in resource limited settings continues to rely on sputum smear microscopy. This is explained by the fact that smear microscopy is simple,Keywords
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