Kinyoun stain
E929611
Kinyoun stain is a cold acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology as a safer, non-heated alternative to the Ziehl–Neelsen method for detecting organisms like Mycobacterium species.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinyoun stain canonical | 3 |
| Kinyoun method | 1 |
| cold Ziehl–Neelsen method | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11466607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinyoun stain Context triple: [Ziehl–Neelsen stain, contrastWith, Kinyoun stain]
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A.
Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
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B.
Lowenstein–Jensen medium
Lowenstein–Jensen medium is a specialized egg-based solid growth medium used primarily for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical microbiology.
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C.
Difco
Difco is a well-known microbiology brand that produces and supplies a wide range of culture media and related laboratory products.
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D.
Kato-Katz thick smear
Kato-Katz thick smear is a parasitological stool examination technique widely used to quantify helminth eggs, especially for diagnosing intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
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E.
Mycobacterium kansasii
Mycobacterium kansasii is a slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes pulmonary infections resembling tuberculosis, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kinyoun stain Target entity description: Kinyoun stain is a cold acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology as a safer, non-heated alternative to the Ziehl–Neelsen method for detecting organisms like Mycobacterium species.
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A.
Ziehl–Neelsen stain
Ziehl–Neelsen stain is a classic acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology to visualize Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical specimens.
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B.
Lowenstein–Jensen medium
Lowenstein–Jensen medium is a specialized egg-based solid growth medium used primarily for the isolation and cultivation of Mycobacterium species, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in clinical microbiology.
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C.
Difco
Difco is a well-known microbiology brand that produces and supplies a wide range of culture media and related laboratory products.
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D.
Kato-Katz thick smear
Kato-Katz thick smear is a parasitological stool examination technique widely used to quantify helminth eggs, especially for diagnosing intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections.
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E.
Mycobacterium kansasii
Mycobacterium kansasii is a slow-growing, non-tuberculous mycobacterial species that commonly causes pulmonary infections resembling tuberculosis, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acid-fast staining technique
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laboratory technique ⓘ microbiological staining method ⓘ |
| advantage |
avoids production of potentially infectious aerosols from heating
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safer than heated Ziehl–Neelsen method ⓘ simpler equipment requirements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kinyoun method
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linked to:
Kinyoun stain
cold acid-fast stain ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
clinical specimens
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sputum smears ⓘ tissue sections ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ziehl–Neelsen stain ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Ziehl–Neelsen stain ⓘ |
| developedBy | Joseph J. Kinyoun ⓘ |
| field |
medical microbiology
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microbiology ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
carbol fuchsin primary stain
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cold method ⓘ does not require heating to drive stain into cells ⓘ high concentration of basic fuchsin ⓘ high concentration of phenol ⓘ non-heated method ⓘ retains primary stain in acid-fast organisms after decolorization ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Auramine–rhodamine stain
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Ziehl–Neelsen stain ⓘ fluorochrome acid-fast stain ⓘ |
| requiresStep |
application of primary stain
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counterstaining ⓘ decolorization with acid-alcohol ⓘ |
| safetyConsideration |
avoids open flame heating of slides
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phenol is toxic and requires ventilation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detection of Mycobacterium species
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detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ⓘ detection of Nocardia species ⓘ detection of acid-fast bacteria ⓘ detection of partially acid-fast organisms ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clinical microbiology laboratories
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diagnosis of mycobacterial infections ⓘ diagnosis of tuberculosis ⓘ |
| usesReagent |
acid-alcohol decolorizer
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brilliant green counterstain ⓘ carbol fuchsin ⓘ methylene blue counterstain ⓘ phenol ⓘ sulfuric acid decolorizer ⓘ |
| visualizes |
blue background with methylene blue counterstain
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red acid-fast bacilli ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kinyoun stain Description of subject: Kinyoun stain is a cold acid-fast staining technique used in microbiology as a safer, non-heated alternative to the Ziehl–Neelsen method for detecting organisms like Mycobacterium species.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kinyoun stain
linked to: Kinyoun stain