title: The case of the disappearing mycobacteria in Ziehl-Neelsen-stained smears.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology/Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Avenida Prof. Egas Moniz, P-1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal. t.hanscheid@fm.ul.pt
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hänscheid
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badura
authors.forename: Maria Luis
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: José Melo
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cristino
mesh_terms: D001576:Benzophenoneidum / Q000378:metabolism; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D001576:Benzophenoneidum