Search for acid-alcohol resistant bacilli in 1222 pathological specimens
Hamze, M.; Majzoub, M.N.
Le Journal Medical Libanais. Lebanese Medical Journal 45(1): 21-24
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0023-9852 PMID: 9453992 Document Number: 477627
Between October 1991 and December 1995, 1222 biological specimens (sputum, pus, urine, biological liquids and biopsies) were examined for the presence of acid-fast-bacilli (AFB). After treatment in the laboratory, the smears were colored by Ziehl-Neelson method. 138 specimens were considered positive (11.29%). The results showed that the rate of infection is more important in men (7.53%) than in women (3.76%). The sputum is major in this study (84.45%), followed by biological liquids (7.61%). The percentage of positivity was more important in the case of pus (19.44%), followed by sputum (12.30%).