Dadiah is a traditional dairy food from West Sumatra. made by fermenting fresh buffalo milk in banana leaves covered bamboo sticks at room temperature for two days. nutritious because it contains lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that have probiotic properties. This study aims to determine the characteristics and biochemical properties of LAB catalase assay fermentation type. We identified found dadia...

Definitive diagnosis of tuberculosis involves demonstration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by microbiological, cytopathological or histopathological methods. Histological examination of the biopsy usually shows epithelioid granulomas, Langhans’ type multinucleated giant cells and caseous necrosis, as in this patient’s biopsy specimen [3]. Demonstration of acid fast bacilli by special stains is a...

Twenty-five patients of bacilliferous leprosy (17 LL, 8 BL) were studied by the modified haemolysis method for occurrence of bacillaemia and its clearance after two multidrug therapy regimens. Acid-fast bacilli were found in 76% of all patients and in 88.2% LL and 50% BL patients. Bacillaemia occurred with significantly reduced frequency in patients with type II reaction. Acid-fast bacilli were...

How to cite this article: Rashid I, Mabuza LH, Govender I, Pretorius D. Volume of sputum to detect acid-fast bacilli as a measure of quality for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2011;3(1), Art. #240, 6 pages. doi:10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.240 Background: Optimum sputum results for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) microscopy ...

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic value of pleural fluid concentrations of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) as a marker of tuberculosis. METHODS Patients admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between April 1997 and January 1998 with a lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion were enrolled into the study. The pleural fluids were examined for cytology, staining f...

To estimate prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2012, we performed microbiologic testing on acid-fast bacilli smear-positive sputum samples from patients previously treated for TB. Twenty (24%) of 84 specimens were consistent with MDR TB. A national drug-resistance survey is needed to determine MDR TB prevalence in Zimbabwe.

Intestinal and lymph node slides from 12 cows that had necropsy documented, advanced disease (Johne’s disease) due to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) were analyzed to assess a possible relationship between the presence of eosinophils within the lamina propria and the demonstrability of acid-fast bacilli In three instances where significant eosinophilia was identified, an i...