[Histonet] Stains for pneumocystis
My fellow Histonetters,
I would like to know what stain you are using for pneumocystis. We are
presently using a "modified" GMS that takes approximately one hour and
15 minutes to perform. A few of our physicians would like something a
bit faster. (Of course, I would like to get the specimen sometimes
before 3 p.m., but that is another story for another time!) I have also
found that a Thin Prep slide from a BAL is the best specimen. We have
tried direct smears and Cyto-spins with much less success.
Thanks is advance,
Lynne
Lynne A. Bell, HT (ASCP)
Laboratory
Central Vermont Hospital
P.O. Box 547
Barre, VT 05641
(802)371-4122
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