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Tuberculous lymphadenitis: Comparison of cytomorphology, Ziehl–Neelsen staining, and rapid mycobacterial culture at a pediatric superspecialty hospital

BACKGROUND: To evaluate and compare the role of Ziehl–Neelsen (ZN) staining and mycobacterial culture in diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 56 fine needle aspirations (FNAs) from patients who were clinically suspected to have tuberculous lymphadenitis were incl...

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Autores principales: Mahana, Sonam, Tomar, Reena, Agrawal, Rawi, Saksena, Rushika, Manchanda, Vikas, Gupta, Ruchika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27563340
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1742-6413.187070