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Unit Code 9864:
Ziehl-Nielsen Stain for Acid- Fast Bacteria

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Useful For

For acid-fast inclusion bodies

Method Name

Includes pathology consultation charged separately.

Reporting Name

Ziehl Nielsen ST for Acid Fast Bact

Ordering Mnemonic

ZNAFB

Aliases

Acid fast bacilli (AFB)

Acid Fast Bacteria

Acid Fast Smear

Bacillus, acid-fast

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tubercle Bacilli:  Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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