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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-6 | Issue-10
A Comparative Study on the Accuracy of Light Emitting Diode Fluorescent Microscopy and Conventional Sputum Smear Microscopy in the Diagnosis in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Dr. Sunitha Pantham, Dr. K. Shirish Kumar, Dr. M. Sravan Kumar, Dr. B. Phani Kumar
Published: Oct. 30, 2018 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i10.054
Pages: 3957-3958
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Abstract
Current recommendations for the control of Tuberculosis emphasize early case detection so as to allow treatment of patients and there by limit the transmission of bacilli. Ziehl Nelson( ZN) stain can detect bacilli when they are in the order of 105/ml of the sputum, where as a more sensitive Auromine O (AO) stain can detect in the order of 104/ml of sputum. In the present study out of the 500 samples examined, 55(11%) and 85(17%) TB cases were detected by ZN and AO staining methods respectively.