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Auramine AFB Stain   Add to my SOP compendium

BRD ID: 2,164

Source: DGHI Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 1950

Description

This document describes the procedure used by the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Biotechnology Laboratory for the preparation and staining of smears from blood cultures and sputum specimens with Auramine stain for the identification of acid-fast mycobateria. It is a product of the Clinical Trials Unit at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center which is supported by the Duke Global Health Institute and is available for download at https://globalhealth.duke.edu/standard-operating-procedures-clinical-trials-sops.

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MIC.005 AURAMINE STAIN.pdf [Size: 67 KB]

Biospecimens
  • Fluid - Blood
  • Fluid - Saliva
Diagnoses
  • AIDS/HIV-related
Topics
  • Biospecimen Processing

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