Examination of Ziehl-Neelson stained smears for acid-fast bacilli remains the most cost effective and rapid diagnostic available in resource-limited settings. The paucibacillary nature of TB ...

Use a cloth dipped in the mixture to apply the soapy water to your stain. Gently rub it in from the top down, then rinse with plain water and dry thoroughly with a hair dryer on a cool setting.

leprae with the Fite-Faraco modification of Ziehl-Neelsen stain using Harris's hæmatoxylin as counter-stain. These cells were rounded, oval, stellate or spindle-shaped with oval, rounded or bean ...

These are pretreated and laundered industrial stain monitors that Andrea used during detergent testing. The bottom-middle monitor shows stains pretreated and washed with Tide Free & Gentle.