We are expecting a positive TB bronch lavage. We do not have cytofix
and the microbiology department puts bleach in the specimen to kill the
TB. What will this do to our stains. Probably a Dif Quik and an AFB.
Would 95% kill TB to fix the specimen? HELP!
Hazel Horn
Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Supervisor of Histology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall Slot 820
Little Rock, AR 72202
phone 501.364.4240
fax 501.364.3155
visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org
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