How to do an Acid-Fast Stain - Instructions for the lab/procedure

Learn how to do an Acid-Fast Stain in the lab. The Acid-Fast Stain is useful in detecting tuberculosis and other acid fast microorganisms from clinical specimens. To learn more about Hardy Diagnostics visit our new website. https://bit.ly/3Jfoj9j

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00:00 Intro
00:09 History of Acid-Fast Stain
02:09 What you will need
02:20 Getting started
02:39 Staining the slide
03:59 View results
04:27 Closing info

Filmed and Edited by Brian Tom