Results of a Mantoux test and sputum test for acid-fast bacilli were negative. |
Tubercle bacilli can remain dormant for years before producing active disease. |
Major and limb-threatening infections may involve aerobic gram positive cocci, gram negative bacilli, anaerobes, and enterococci. |
Biopsy from a peritoneal granuloma showed caseation necrosis and acid-fast bacilli. |
Cultures of right and left lung tissues were obtained for bacteria, acid-fast bacilli, and fungi. |
Acid-fast bacilli were numerous, both intracellularly in histiocytes and extracellularly in necrotic areas. |