Learn what an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) Stain test includes, and why your doctor may use it. Skip to main content . ... This makes them easy to see and identify under a microscope. ...

Stain using methylene blue (counter stain) to add blue color to the non acid –fast cells. Rinse and dry the slide. Observe the slide under oil immersion objective of a microscope.

Acidfast Stain: Background and Introduction. Mycobacterium and many Nocardia species are called acid-fast because during an acid-fast staining procedure they retain the primary dye carbol fuchsin ...

Rapid Microscopy Testing . RDT for infectious diseases has been based largely on rapid microscopy or immunochromatography. [] In the current era of advanced technology, it is very easy to ...

The abnormal material was periodic acid–Schiff positive and usually stained with the ... R., ZAKI, S. Electron Microscope Appearances of a Fibrin-staining Component in an Aschoff Nodule from ...