Kinyoun stain | definition of Kinyoun stain by Medical dictionary
Kin·youn stain (kin'yūn),
a method for demonstrating acid-fast microorganisms, using carbol fuchsin, acid alcohol, and methylene blue; acid-fast microorganisms appear red against a blue background.
a modification of the Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast stain in which organisms are stained cold by using carbol-fuchsin. It is often used for detection of mycobacteria, Nocardia,
and oocysts of some parasites. See also carbol-fuchsin stain
Kinyoun, Joseph J., U.S. physician, 1860-1919.
Kinyoun stain - a method for demonstrating acid-fast microorganisms.
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A cytospin slide prepared from the broth was positive for acid-fast bacilli by Kinyoun stain
was negative for acid-fast organisms, and no malignancy was identified.
It can be demonstrated in direct smears by modified Kinyoun stain
, in which acid-alcohol decolorizer is substituted with a low-concentration inorganic acid.
All bone marrow specimens were positive for MTBC by culture, or were either positive for AFB by Kinyoun stain
or contained granulomas.