Once again I find myself asking for special stain help from my fellow
histonetters. This concerns the GMS stain. One of my techs tells me that a
friend of hers from another hospital is using Periodic Acid instead of Chromic
acid, and that there is a written procedure for it. I must admit that I have
been out of the technical area for several years, and I had never heard of
this. They are going to fax me a copy, but I thought I'd get some feedback from
you guys first.
Noreen S. Gilman, HT (ASCP) CLS
Supervisor Histopathology
Broward
General Medical Center
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3316
954-355-5592
Phone
954-355-4139 Fax
ngilman@nbhd.org