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Definition of acid-fast in English: acid-fastadjective Microbiology Denoting bacteria that cannot be decolorized by an acid after staining, which is characteristic of the mycobacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy. Example sentencesExamples - Special stains for fungus and acid-fast bacteria are negative, although culture is the more definitive diagnostic test.
- In all patients with suspected active disease, three sputum samples for mycobacterial acid-fast stain examination and Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures should be collected on each of three consecutive days.
- Cultures of right and left lung tissues were obtained for bacteria, acid-fast bacilli, and fungi.
- Stains and cultures of bronchial washings were negative for Pneumocystis, acid-fast bacilli, fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
- Special stains were negative for acid-fast bacilli, fungal forms, Pneumocystis, and other bacteria.
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