Question

Does the presence of acid-fast organisms in a clinical specimen always suggest serious clinical disease?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes

Explanation: Clinical disease is a type of disease that has a recognizable clinical signs and symptoms.

Acid- fast organism are identified using a differential staining techniques called acid-fast staining, it help differentiate between bacteria groups especially as members of the genus Mycobacterium stands out.

Mycobacterium is the cause of the clinical disease called tuberculosis.