We have been doing them by IHC for the last few years.  Overkill, I know.
The paths never like the Giemsa and we had so much trouble with the
Warthin-Starry (consistency, repeats, etc) that I just switched to IHC.
Works every time.


Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Co-ordinator
Licking Memorial Hospital
Newark, Ohio  43055 

-----Original Message-----
From: Drew Meyer [mailto:41dmb41@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:39 AM
To: IamNinaOwen@aol.com
Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Staining for Helicobacter pylori


We use the Wharton Stary method.... you can also use an Alcian Yellow
Stain... there's another called the Toluidine Method I believe...

Hope this helps...

Drew Meyer

On 7/23/05, IamNinaOwen@aol.com  wrote:
> Hi everyone!
> 
> I'm doing a project on different staining methods for H. pylori in
gastric
> biopsies, and just out of interest really wondered which special stains
> different labs routinely use for this purpose.  My lab uses the  Modified
Giemsa.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Nina Owen
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