THE CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM-KANSASI TUBERCULOSIS BY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY OF PAPANICOLAOU-STAINED SPECIMENS

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作者
KUPPER, T [1 ]
WEHLE, K [1 ]
MARZAHN, S [1 ]
PFITZER, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV DUSSELDORF,DEPT CYTOPATHOL,D-40225 DUSSELDORF,GERMANY
关键词
MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASI; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; PAPANICOLAOU STAINING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; AURAMINE STAINING; ZIEHL-NEELSEN STAINING; AIDS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2303.1995.tb00579.x
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The sensitivities of (i) Papanicolaou fluorescence, (ii) auramine rhodamine fluorescence, and (iii) Ziehl-Neelsen staining were compared for their ability to detect the atypical mycobacterium Myco. kansasi in cytological samples. Ninety-two cases were investigated, and the sensitivities of the three methods of detection were found to be 36.9%, 12.0%, and 20.7%, respectively. The control groups consisted of 30 specimens from cases of bronchial carcinoma and 30 of pneumonia. All cases were proved by microbiology. No false-positive results were recorded using Papanicolaou fluorescence. An important but coincidental finding arising from this study was that infection by the atypical mycobacterium Myco. kansasi causes cytological patterns corresponding to those normally associated with acute pneumonia and not to tuberculosis.
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