de Soldenhoff R, Hatta M, Siro T W
NSL-South Sulawesi Leprosy Control Project, Provincial Health Services, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Lepr Rev. 1998 Jun;69(2):128-33. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19980013.
Leprosy bacilli are more easily decolourized during staining than tuberculosis bacilli, so a weaker concentration of decolourizer is usually recommended. In Indonesia, the same 'strong' decolourizer is used for identifying both organisms. In a study to compare the results using different concentrations of different decolourizers, no difference could be found in the bacterial index (BI). It is suggested that the same staining technique can be used for tuberculosis and leprosy.
麻风杆菌在染色过程中比结核杆菌更容易脱色，因此通常建议使用浓度较低的脱色剂。在印度尼西亚，使用相同的“强效”脱色剂来鉴定这两种细菌。在一项比较使用不同浓度的不同脱色剂的结果的研究中，细菌指数（BI）没有差异。有人认为，相同的染色技术可用于结核病和麻风病。
