Dear Donna,

> I have an employee who is taking the HTL soon and he is required to do a
> silver stain for h. pylori.  Does anyone have any information on this?  We
> haven't found anything in our current resources.
>
A Warthin-Starry stain will do the trick. Find a variation that 
suits (eg Steiners). Recommend sensitisation with Uranyl Nitrate or 
?Zinc Chloride (have'nt tried this).
All the best,
Tony 
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Tony Henwood
Senior Scientist
Anatomical Pathology
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, AUSTRALIA

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