Tara,
  This new h.pylori stain from Poly-Scientific sounds like an AFB stain.  I 
am curoius to know more about it and how it works.  Do you have a procedure 
for it yet?

Carla J. Shoffeitt
Histology Supervisor
Columbus Regional Medical Center
Columbus, GA



>From: Tara Miller <taratheht@hotmail.com>
>To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: Re: Alcian Yellow
>Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 15:44:24 -0500
>
>
>We were informed by Polyscientific that it would no longer be available.
>It's the same with everybody. Instead, Polyscientific gave us a new H 
>pylori
>stain called Gimenez Technique for H Pylori. We just got it today so we
>haven't tried it yet. It's a Carbol Fuchsin and Malachite Green 
>combination.
>We'll let everybody know what we think soon.
>
>We still have some Alcian Yellow that we are reserving for one pathologist
>who is red/green color blind. :)
>
>Tara Oakes, HT (ASCP)
>
>
>>From: Bonnie McMahill <bjmcm@mail.com>
>>To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>>Subject: Alcian Yellow
>>Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:15:35 +0800
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>I guess I've totally missed all of the info going on about alcian yellow
>>and it's unavailability through Sigma now... since we've been automated in
>>this area. We now do not have any alcian yellow left for a backup if we
>>need to stain manually.  Is there any available, or an alternative that
>>will work...any help would be good, sorry to repeat this...
>>
>>Bonnie McMahill
>>Pathology Associates
>>Sacred Heart Medical Center
>>Spokane, WA
>>
>>
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