Significados de fast bacilli en inglés

Microscopical examination of smears of sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed acid- fast bacilli.

One patient had histopathologic evidence of lens remnant-associated acid- fast bacilli.

Microscopical examination of the stained specimens showed no acid- fast bacilli.

Despite negative bronchoscopy, fungal, acid- fast bacilli culture and cytology, and anti-TB treatment were empirically given.

The second sibling had positive staining for acid- fast bacilli, though her cultures were also negative.

Retrospectively all cultures for acid- fast bacilli of the specimens on his admission yielded nontuberculous mycobacteria.

The synovial biopsy showed multinucleated giant cells and acid fast bacilli on Ziehl Neelsen stain.

We investigated indicators for sputum acceptability in tuberculosis cultures and acid- fast bacilli (AFB) smear.

The diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis was based on acid- fast bacilli (AFB) in sputum culture.

Presumptive diagnosis was defined as positive staining for acid- fast bacilli or presence of granulomatous lesions in pulmonary specimens.

Ziehl-Neelsen staining of tissue scraping and tissue sections showed masses of acid fast bacilli, except for the spleen.

Results: Elderly patients showed lower frequencies of infectious TB contact history, alcoholism, cavity, and positive acid- fast bacilli sputum smears.

Sputum specimens from suspects were collected for acid fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy, culture and drug susceptibility testing.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis was detected in the skin via acid- fast bacilli stain and confirmed by tissue culture and polymerase chain reaction.

Main outcome measures: Sputum smear acid fast bacilli (AAFB) negative with TB, discriminating ability of clinical and laboratory parameters.

Smear examination gave 20 positive samples out of 74 (presence of acid- fast bacilli: AFB).