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This photomicrograph depicts some of the histopathologic details seen in a placental tissue specimen from a patient with tuberculosis, which had been processed using the Ziehl-Neelsen stain. It reveals the presence of a placental thrombus, as well as a number of acid-fast, purple colored, Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.
Creation Date: 1994
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