TY - JOUR AU - Cejudo-García, M A AU - Muñoz-Davila, M J AU - Martínez-Lirola, M J PY - 2013 DO - 10.1128/JCM.00974-13 SN - 0095-1137 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2036 T2 - Journal of Clinical Microbiology AB - We describe here a very simple modification of the auramine staining procedure based on preparation of a UV-fixed thick blotch which allowed us to reach an overall sensitivity of 0.82 (592 acid-fast bacillus [AFB]-positive specimens/722 initial... LA - es PB - American Society for Microbiology KW - Tuberculosis KW - Mycobacterium KW - Técnicas bacteriológicas KW - Benzofenoneido KW - Esputo KW - Manejo de especímenes KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections::Actinomycetales Infections::Mycobacterium Infections::Tuberculosis KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Gram-Positive Rods::Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods::Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular::Mycobacteriaceae::Mycobacterium KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Microbiological Techniques::Bacteriological Techniques KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Organic Chemicals::Amines::Aniline Compounds::Benzophenoneidum KW - Medical Subject Headings::Anatomy::Fluids and Secretions::Bodily Secretions::Sputum KW - Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Specimen Handling TI - UV-fixed-thick-blotch preparation improves sensitivity of auramine staining. TY - research article ER -