Light emitting diodes for auramine O fluorescence microscopic screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
RM Anthony, AH Kolk, S Kuijper… - The international journal …, 2006 - europepmc.org
RM Anthony, AH Kolk, S Kuijper, PR Klatser
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease: the …, 2006•europepmc.orgWe describe the simple adaptation of a standard fluorescent microscope for illumination
using a'Royal Blue'Luxeon light emitting diode (LED) and demonstrate that this form of
illumination is suitable for the detection of auramine O stained Mycobacterium spp. The low
cost, low power consumption, safety and reliability of LEDs makes them attractive
alternatives to mercury vapour lamps.
using a'Royal Blue'Luxeon light emitting diode (LED) and demonstrate that this form of
illumination is suitable for the detection of auramine O stained Mycobacterium spp. The low
cost, low power consumption, safety and reliability of LEDs makes them attractive
alternatives to mercury vapour lamps.
We describe the simple adaptation of a standard fluorescent microscope for illumination using a'Royal Blue'Luxeon light emitting diode (LED) and demonstrate that this form of illumination is suitable for the detection of auramine O stained Mycobacterium spp. The low cost, low power consumption, safety and reliability of LEDs makes them attractive alternatives to mercury vapour lamps.
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