RT Book, Section A1 Pfennig, Camiron L. A1 Brown, B. Ethan A2 Knoop, Kevin J. A2 Stack, Lawrence B. A2 Storrow, Alan B. A2 Thurman, R. Jason SR Print(0) ID 1181053003 T1 Acid-Fast Stain for Mycobacterium T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134940 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181053003 RD 2024/03/28 AB The purpose of this staining method is to differentiate between acid-fast and non–acid-fast bacteria. This method is used for organisms not stained by the Gram stain method, particularly organisms of the genus Mycobacterium. This is called the Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique.