The Accuracy of Histopathological and Cytopathological Techniques in the Identification of the Mycetoma Causative Agents
A. H. Fahal, E. E. Siddig, N. A. Mhmoud, S. M. Bakhiet, O. B. Abdallah, S. O. Mekki, N. I. El Dawi, W. Van de Sande
This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of histopathological examination, FNAC, and grain culture for identifying mycetoma causative agents, finding histopathological examination to have higher sensitivity and specificity.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2018Microbiology