Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada
Vol 12 No 1 (2023): Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada

Identification of acid-fast bacteria in sputum samples using the kinyoun gabbet staining method

Evi Damayanti (Politeknik Sandi Karsa, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jun 2023

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis is an acute and chronic infectious disease that mainly attacks the lungs, caused by rod-resistant bacteria (BTA) that are Gram Positive (mycobacterium tuberculosis). The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults can be established by finding BTA on microscopic examination of the sputum. This study is descriptive to find mycobacterium tuberculosis germs in sputum patients with clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis in general poly. BTA coloring technique using Kinyoun Gabbet method. The results showed that from 10 samples, 3 samples were positive (+) and 7 samples were negative. Positive BTA sputum tests are fewer than negative BTA

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Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada
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Abbrev

JIKSH

Publisher

Politeknik Sandi Karsa Makassar

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Sandi Husada publishes research articles, conceptual articles, and field study reports (Focus and Scope). This journal article is published twice a year, in June and December, and is published by the Nursing Academy/Polytechnic Sandi Karsa Research and Community Service ...