title: False positive acid-fast bacilli smears.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ghuman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rai
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005189:False Positive Reactions