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acid fast bacteria (AFB)
Laboratory:
- acid-fast stain of body fluid
- collect 3 separate specimens on 3 consecutive days
- acid-fast statin of tissue (3 separate specimens may not be feasible)
Specific
Mycobacteriaceae
Nocardiaceae
Rhodococcus
General
bacteria
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES