title: Negative images of mycobacteria in aspiration biopsy smears from the lymph node of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): report of a case and a review of the literature.
abstract: Negative images of acid-fast bacilli were observed in Diff-Quik-stained smears of lymph node aspirates from a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection. The significance of this finding in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of this infection is discussed and the literature pertaining to this observation is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Ang
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Janda
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gerardo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013194:Staining and Labeling