In order to assess the clinical value of microscopy for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), the results of 3,207 clinical specimens submitted for mycobacterial smear and culture were analyzed. Mycobacteria grew ...

Your doctor may use an acid-fast bacteria (AFB) stain test to see if you have a lung disease like tuberculosis (TB). In addition to showing tuberculosis, an AFB stain can also show if you have another ...

April 23, 2008 (Barcelona) — A novel method for the rapid detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) shows that it is possible to use ready-to-use reagents for the real-time detection ...

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing the maker of a tuberculosis test to expand its product's claims, hoping to help physicians more rapidly determine whether TB patients are contagious.