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Stool Samples For TB Diagnosis

Ziehl-Neelsen stain, positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

For those of us working in medical laboratories, stool samples for TB diagnosis are not common, and faeces may not seem connected to Tuberculosis at first glance. They’re often dismissed as ‘dirty, smelling samples’ that we, as medical scientists, may not appreciate, but we have no choice. As a medical laboratory scientist, I’ve seen it […]