Sr. Deshmukh et al., A COMPARISON OF SPUTUM EXAMINATION FOR ACID-FAST BACILLI BY MODIFIED SCHAEFFER AND FULTON STAIN, ZIEHL-NEELSEN STAIN AND COLD STAIN, INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, 103, 1996, pp. 294-295
A comparative study of Ziehl-Neelsen slain, cold stain and modified Sc
haeffer and Fulton stain was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of
modified Schaeffer and Fulton method in sputum examination for acid f
ast bacilli (AFB). Of 187 sputum samples studied, 67 (35.82%) were rep
orted positive by Ziehl-Neelsen stain acid cold slain method while 66
(35.29%) were reported positive by modified Schaeffer and Fulton metho
d. In comparison with Ziehl-Neelsen staining, 98.58 per cent positivit
y was reported by modified Schaeffer and Fulton method. Modified Schae
ffer and Fulton method is found to be simple, reliable, less expensive
and as efficient as Ziehl-Neelsen stain and cold stain for demonstrat
ion of acid fast bacilli in sputum.