surely micro can spare an aliquot for you before they 'decontaminate' the
BAL
how on earth do micro do TB cultures if they flood the specimen with
bleach!!!

we have lots of TB+ve  BALS and HIV+ve ones too - we handle them all in a
biohaz cab and wear all the necessary garb - quite safe

we dont use cytofix and we certainly do not mix with bleach
just relax - you will not get TB if you follow universal precautions

Annie in Arabia (out of Africa)

2008/5/1 Horn, Hazel V :

> 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!
>
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> Hazel Horn
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